STA, 9 January STA - Petra Vlhova from Slovakia won the women's Alpine Ski World Cup slalom event in Kranjska Gora on Sunday. Swiss Wendy Holdener, who was in the lead after the first run, was second, 0.23 seconds behind the winner. Anna Swenn Larsson from Sweden was third (+1.06 seconds). Slovenia's Ana Bucik was fifth, in what is her best result in slalom so far.
Vlhova was faster in the second run, beating her main rival Holdener, who was 0.08 seconds ahead of her in the first run.
Swenn Larsson made it to the podium after finishing seventh in the first run.
Mikaela Shiffrin from the US, who tops the overall Word Cup rankings, hit a pole and finished the race, after being third in the first run.
The only Slovenian representative in the finals, Bucik gained three spots in the second run, finishing 1.65 seconds behind the winner, recording her second best result in World Cup so far and her best in slalom.
So far, her best result in slalom was sixth place in Jasna, Slovakia, in March 2021.
"I'm really happy. The first run was quite good ... And in the second run I managed to add exactly what I wanted. I'm really happy; now all that's missing in this season for me is a podium result," the 28-year-old Bucik said.
Her only podium finish in World Cup was a third place in Alpine skiing in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, in January 2018.
Being in top form is also important for the Winter Olympics in China next month. "Definitely. I have been stressing since the start of the season I'm taking it one race at a time. The Olympic Games will be the peak and I hope I get there prepared."
Vlhova is the overall winner of the Golden Fox Cup, Sara Hector from Sweden, who won the giant slalom race on Saturday is second, and Holdener is third. Bucik, who was 12th in giant slalom yesterday, is fourth overall.
Vlhova was also the overall winner of the Golden Fox Cup two years ago, when she also won in slalom but was second in giant slalom.
The next slalom event for women will be held in Schladming, Austria, on Tuesday.
* Results of the Kranjska Gora slalom:
1 Petra Vlhova (SVK) 1:44.29 51.57 52.72
2 Wendy Holdener (SUI) 1:44.52 +0.23 51.49 53.03
3 Anna Swenn Larsson (SWE) 1:45.35 +1.06 52.40 52.95
4 Lenna Dürr (GER) 1:45.58 +1.29 52.02 53.56
5 Ana Bucik (SLO) 1:45.94 +1.65 52.87 53.07
6 Ali Nullmeyer (CAN) 1:46.44 +2.15 52.90 53.54
7 Katharina Truppe (AUT) 1:46.75 +2.46 52.90 53.85
8 Katharina Gallhuber (AUT) 1:46.79 +2.50 53.16 53.63
9 Erin Mielzynski (Can) 1:46.92 +2.63 53.41 53.51
10 Sara Hector (SWE) 1:46.96 +2.67 53.01 53.95
* Overall World Cup standings (19/37):
1 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 866 points
2 Petra Vlhova (SVK) 831
3 Sofia Goggia (ITA) 657
4 Sara Hector (SWE) 568
5 Wendy Holdener (SUI) 408
6 Federica Brignone (ITA) 407
7 Michelle Gisin (SUI) 385
8 Ramona Siebenhofer (AUT) 353
9 Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) 343
10 Ragnhild Mowinckel (NOR) 336
...
19 Andreja Slokar (SLO) 233
20 Ana Bucik (SLO) 228
34 Meta Hrovat (SLO) 116
51 Tina Robnik (SLO) 73
53 Ilka Štuhec (SLO) 71
66 Neja Dvornik (SLO) 46
86 Maruša Ferk Saioni (SLO) 22
...
- slalom (6/9):
1 Petra Vlhova (SVK) 580
2 Mikaela Shiffrin (US) 340
3 Wendy Holdener (SUI) 321
4 Katharina Liensberger (AUT) 262
5 Lenna Düerr (GER) 252
6 Michele Gisin (SUI) 187
7 Anna Swenn Larsson (SWE) 182
8 Ana Bucik (SLO) 169
9 Sara Hector (ŠWE) 161
10 Katharina Truppe (AUT) 157
...
14 Andreja Slokar (SLO) 99
28 Neja Dvornik (SLO) 40
35 Meta Hrovat (SLO) 21
