The Italian ski racer Federica Brignone won a giant slalom in Semmering for the second time this season. The 34-year-old, who was also fastest in the first run, was only eliminated in Killington, USA.
Sara Hector from Sweden completed the podium, 0.57 seconds behind, and New Zealand’s Alice Robinson. She was nine tenths of a second behind Brignone.
As the best of two German starters in the second run, Lena Dürr finished in 22nd place. “It worked out and was a lot more fun when you know that the slope is really nice. It’s a different kind of skiing,” said Dürr, who sees her strengths in the slalom on Sunday, to ZDF. Her teammate Emma Aicher was just ahead of Dürr after the first run, but then dropped out.
Federica Brignone from Italy is leading the second run of the World Cup giant slalom in Semmering, Lower Austria. The reigning combined world champion is 0.15 seconds ahead of the Swiss overall World Cup winner Lara Gut-Behrami. Third is the Swedish Olympic champion Sara Hector, 0.24 seconds behind Brignone.