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Men’s Downhill Cancelled in Beaver Creek: Fourth Race Postponed This Season

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com December 1, 2023

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Delayed and lowered start, final decision postponed twice, but there’s nothing to be done in Beaver Creek either. The first men’s downhill was canceled due to the wind and too much snow on the track after the overnight rainfall and the hard work of the organizers to make this first appointment on the “Birds of Prey” was of no use. This is the fourth race canceled this season for the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup, which has already lost the Sölden giant and the entire Zermatt/Cervinia weekend along the way. The program includes another downhill on Saturday and a Super G on Sunday (both at 6.45pm), but the forecast is not good and neither race is safe.
2023-12-01 19:50:17
#mens #descent #Beaver #Creek #Birds #Prey #cancelled #curse #continues #Eurosport

December 1, 2023 0 comments

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Petra Vlhová’s 2nd Place Finish in Killington Slalom Race

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com November 26, 2023

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Slovak skier Petra Vlhová has completed the slalom in the American Killington, in which she took second place. She was 0.33 seconds behind the winner Mikaela Shiffrin. It was her fifth second-place finish in the slalom at Killington.

When Vlhová was second in the slalom at the American resort, she was always beaten by only one skier – local Mikaela Shiffrinová. This happened for the fifth time.

“The first round was not so good, I don’t know why, I didn’t feel good in it, I don’t know why. In the second one, I needed to put everything into it. Here I am again in second place. When I reached the finish line, I thought that maybe it would be enough. But Mikaela gave a really good performance and was stronger, it will be a tough season, but it was a good fight.” she sighed in an interview for the International Ski Federation of the Vlhová event.

Slovak skier Petra Vlhová finished in second place in Sunday’s World Cup slalom in Killington, USA. She lost 33 hundredths of a second to home winner Mikaela Shiffrin. The American claimed her 90th jubilee triumph in the prestigious series, thus improving her record. Swiss Wendy Holdener was third (+1.37).

Shiffrinová beat Vlhová in the slalom in Killington in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. In 2022, neither of them finished on the podium, in 2016 Shiffrinová also won, and the second was the Slovak skier Veronika Velez-Zuzulova.

It was the third slalom of the season, she won the first in Levi, Finland, in the second one in Levi she was eliminated in the second round, now she is in third place. She shows a really great form and the start of the season indicates that the fight for the small globe for slalom will once again be about two women, Vlhova and Shiffrin.

“We are still only at the beginning. I feel good and will continue to work hard. It’s going to be a tough fight between me and Mikaela, but some of the girls are catching up. I have to do two good laps to win, one is not enough. It would be nice to finally win here, but Mikaela was stronger.”

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom race on her home turf in Killington. She beat the second Petra Vlhová by only 0.33 seconds, and as she herself admitted after the race, she didn’t really hope for it.

The skiers are now moving to the Canadian resort of Tremblant, which is just over a four-hour drive from Killington. This will be the very first time for several female racers.

“It will be something new. Some girls there know it, but most don’t. We will train there, we still have a few days before the race,” said Vlhová before two giant slaloms.

In the 2023/24 World Cup in downhill skiing, Slovakia will be represented again by the Olympic slalom gold holder from Beijing 2022, Petra Vlhová, who is the strongest in slalom. In addition to the most winding discipline, she also plans to start in the giant slalom, she should include speed disciplines in her program only exceptionally.

2023-11-26 21:23:45
#Shiffrin #time #Petra #Vlhová #sighed #race #difficult #season #Sport.sk

November 26, 2023 0 comments

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Slovak Skier Petra Vlhová Takes Second Place in Killington World Cup Slalom, Mikaela Shiffrin Wins

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com November 26, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Slovak skier Petra Vlhová took second place in the slalom in Killington. She was not enough for the American Mikaela Shiffrin, who claimed her second consecutive triumph on home soil this season.

Vlhová equaled her best from Killington, took second place in this American resort for the fifth time in her career and claimed her 69th podium in the WC. The Slovakian moved to second place in the discipline’s scoring and also in the overall ranking. With her 55th triumph in the slalom, the American confirmed her position as the leader of the overall ranking of the World Cup and of the current classification of the discipline.

Vlhová started in the first round with number six and had a slower start than Shiffrin. However, she kept the rhythm and had almost the same time with the American in the second interval. She presented herself in her typical aggressive style in the steeplechase, but lost in the end and placed third. The home five-time winner started with a three-pointer and got into an ideal pace from the first goals.

She had a slight hesitation before the second interval, but she showed a strong finish and gained two tenths of a second over Lena Dürrová. The German showed a dynamic drive, only the terrain unevenness caused her problems. Holdenerová and Popovičová were also close to the stage. Other female competitors were already significantly behind, the sixth domestic Paula Moltzanová had a deficit of 1.21 seconds to her representative colleague. The ride did not go well for the Austrian Katharine Liensberger, who dropped out. The Slovak skier representing the Czech Republic, Martina Dubovská, took the seventh position with a loss of 1.26 s.

In the second round, Holdener wanted to attack from the interim fourth position. The Swiss had a big lead over the previous leader Marta Rossetti from Italy. However, she gradually lost her rhythm, she spun just under the gate, but at the finish line it was enough for her to take first place. Vlhová caught the rhythm from the first goals and got into the right pace.

She also managed the steep part without hesitation and at the finish line she was more than a second ahead of Holdener. Dürrová had only nine hundredths to her credit and was already in the red at the second interval. The German had problems at the end and it wasn’t even enough for her on the podium. Going fast enough, Shiffrin took over on the steep and earned her sixth win at Killington.

“Thank you to the fans for being very noisy. They gave me energy that helped me a lot to win. It’s a special triumph for me in this place. I wanted to win very much and I’m glad I did it. I believe it was a good one show for the audience,” said Shiffrinová, who was the fastest in both rounds, for FIS television.

results of Sunday’s women’s WC slalom in Killington: 1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 1:42.02 min.
2. Petra VLHOVÁ (SR) +0.33 s
3. Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) +1.37
4. Lena Dürrová (Nem.) +1.56
5. Marta Rossettiová (Italy) +1.74
6. Michelle Gisinová (Switzerland) +2.01
7. Andreja Slokarová (Slov.) +2.18
8. Paula Moltzanová (USA) +2.19
9. Sara Hector (Sweden) +2.25
10. Zrinka Ljutičová (Chor.) +2.26

overall order of the WC (after 5 out of 45 competitions): 1. Shiffrinová 350 b.
2. VLHOVA 266
3. Hector 224
4. Lara Gutová-Behramiová (Switzerland) 200
5. Dürrová 190
6. Holdenerová 131

ranking in slalom (3 out of 11): 1. Shiffrin 250
2. Dürrová 190
3. VLHOVA 180
4. Hectorová 124
5. Holdenerová 114
6. Leona Popovičová (Chor.) 107

2023-11-26 18:53:00
#Petra #Vlhová #won #podium #today #Mikaela #Shiffrinová #Sport.sk

November 26, 2023 0 comments

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Slovakian Skier Petra Vlhová Competes in World Cup Slalom Race Against Rival Mikaela Shiffrin in Killington

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com November 26, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

In Sunday’s World Cup slalom race in Killington, Slovakia, Slovakian skier Petra Vlhová will compete behind her biggest rival, home Mikaela Shiffrinová.

A total of 66 female skiers will compete at the start of the race (beginning of the 1st round from 4:00 p.m.), and the Slovak, who finished in 10th place in yesterday’s giant slalom, will go to the track with number 6.

The German Lena Duerrová will be the first to go on the slalom track, followed by the Swiss Wendy Holdenerová, and Shiffrinová will have the top three in the overalls.

Even before Vlhová, the Swede Sara Hectorová will go to the slope with the four, the Croatian Leona Popovičová will have the five. Another Swede, Anna Swennová Larssonová, will complete the elite seven female competitors.

Read more The worst result in six years. Vlho’s improvement did not come in the finish, Gutová-Behramiová won

On the slalom track in Killington, the seventh battle between Vlhová and Shiffrin will take place. While the American managed to win five times, the Slovak skier has four second places to her credit.

Both opponents will want to improve their positions from last year’s unsuccessful slalom, in which Vlhová finished in fourth place and the local competitor in fifth place.

2023-11-25 22:22:10
#chance #repair #giant #slalom #Vlhová #recognized #starting #number #slalom

November 26, 2023 0 comments

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Mikaela Shiffrin Overcomes Adversity to Triumph in World Cup Skiing at Killington

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com November 24, 2023

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American skier Mikaela Shiffrin started the season a bit more embarrassed than the previous year. Despite the complications after the illness and the fall that threatened her start in Levi, Finland, she was able to capture the first triumph of the season.

The defender of the big crystal globe is already waiting for a race on home soil this weekend. Killington was one of her successful resorts for many years, she finished on the podium eight times in nine slaloms and giant slaloms, she was happy about the victory five times. The change occurred in the previous year, when she took 13th place, to which she also added fifth place for the second time.

However, not living up to expectations didn’t cripple her for the rest of the season and she comfortably broke records, won awards and won. She was not surprised by the following temporary loss of form, which lasted less than a month. “The best way to explain it is that it’s always about training and preparation. Every day my skiing has a different maximum limit,” she said in an interview with National Public Radio.

Several factors determine how he will handle the race. From health and feelings through snow conditions to the ability to recognize to find the fastest line on the track. “When all these parts are in place, I basically only have to think about this at the start of the race: ‚Stream it.‘ I don’t go for a Sunday walk. I’m at a race.

As my intensity increases, I power through the corners, trying to take as straight a line as possible without veering too far off track. So all these elements kind of fall into place and kind of get wrapped up under a blanket like: ‚Stay on track.‘“

And those are the words that can start her on the way to a good performance, and which she constantly repeats to herself. Other motivational phrases have no effect on her. “Each of us has different trigger words that help us get into the mentality that helps us ski as fast as possible.”

The failure a year ago in Killington was not the only one, nor was it the most painful in Mikaela Shiffrin’s career. When reminiscing about Beijing, he acknowledges that sometimes even a combination of the most favorable factors is not enough for a triumph. “Sometimes it just doesn’t work. And that’s something to keep in mind, no matter how much work you do. Sometimes it doesn’t work. But overall, you will come out of it in a better place. It’s just that no matter what, there are ups and downs. But you will feel that the whole journey was worth it.”

According to the American, it is important to keep fighting when looking for the right path and under pressure. In the same way, expect the worst and there is no need to isolate similar feelings. “In everything you do – probably in life, but certainly in sports – you have to go into it knowing that you will fail. And knowing that it will probably be painful, because it’s supposed to be. If you care at all about the thing, it should hurt and you should feel disappointed.

I’ve found that sometimes in the most emotional, difficult moments, you have to take your self-confidence and ego out of it and just know that it’s something that happens to everyone. It happens to everyone. You can’t avoid it.”

See also an exclusive interview with Mikaela Shiffrin:

2023-11-24 07:50:00
#Mikaela #Shiffrin #expects #fail #race #Ego #wayside #Sport.sk

November 24, 2023 0 comments

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Alpine skiing – Katharina Gallhuber is back

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com November 14, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

“The anticipation is huge. For me it is the greatest success that I am here at the start. The road was long, it was sometimes very rocky.” Katharina Gallhuber had joy written all over her face in Levi – even before the two races last weekend, as she said in the APA interview.

The 26-year-old from Göstlinger, Olympic bronze medalist in Pyeongchang 2018, made her World Cup comeback in northern Finland after her serious knee injury: On March 19, 2022, she competed in her last World Cup race to date, and the following August she suffered a tear during training the anterior cruciate ligament, the lateral and medial meniscus in the left knee.

It took ten months until the first contact with snow. She took a long time to build it. “I was with the team in Ushuaia (Argentina; note), that was incredibly important because the injury happened there. I realized I needed a few aha moments.” A week before Levi, cheeky skiing returned. “That’s what you need for racing too. I have to be patient and go step by step so that I can get back to the top of the world.” The goal for Levi was to compete in a second round. “I need all seven plums together for it to work. It’s important that I stand at the start, feel the tingling sensation and have the confidence to attack from top to bottom,” said Gallhuber in advance.

“I’m super happy”

What happened next exceeded all expectations. Gallhuber finished ninth in the first run, just 1.54 seconds behind half-time leader Petra Vlhova, and finished 13th after an equally strong second run. “I’m super happy, thanks to everyone who helped me on the way back. Without them it wouldn’t have happened. It’s been a roller coaster ride with tough days. It’s even nicer when you’re back here. It is important. “To take a step forward race by race,” said Gallhuber in the ORF interview.

And Gallhuber also showed off in the second Levi Slalom on Sunday, once again getting into the points: She started the second round in 20th place and ended up in 22nd place.

The second Mostviertel World Cup athlete was also successful: Katharina Huber. The 28-year-old from St. Georgen am Reith finished eighth in the first slalom and followed that up with eleventh place on Sunday.

November 14, 2023 0 comments

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