Mikaela Shiffrin wins Sun-Valley-Slalom-DiePresse.com
Austria’s ski team completes the season for the fourth time in six years without a World Cup crystal ball.
For Katharina Liensberger, fifth place at the Slalom final in Sun Valley was not enough to intercept the Croatian shooting star Zrinka Ljutic on Thursday. Superstar Mikaela Shiffrin drove a sovereign 101st World Cup victory in front of the German Lena Dürr (+1.13 seconds) and Slovenin Andreja Slokar (+1.14).
Ljutic saved 32 points ahead of the second -placed Liensberger over the finish line. The decisive factor gave the decisive factor: while the 21-year-old Croatin won three times, Liensberger has continued to win since 2022. The season of the Vorarlberg woman was always constant. In ten races, she never left and was never worse than ninth. At the podium she stood twice as second and once as the third. At the World Cup she won slalom bronze.
« I tried it today. It was just a big pressure, » said Liensberger. « It didn’t really work. Nevertheless, it was a good, constant performance with a good battle at the end throughout the season. Congratulations to Zrinka and Mika everyone who could show what they have again. I will continue to work on myself. » Ljutic breathed up: « I was so nervous. » (APA)
