Camille Rast won the first round of the slalom in Semmering (Austria) this Sunday. The Swiss beat the Albanian Colturi and the Austrian Liensberger. Mikaela Shiffrin only took 4th place.
It was a small sensation that occurred this Sunday on the rough track of Semmering in Austria. Indeed, for the first time since her return to competition at the end of January 2025, Mikaela Shiffrin did not win the first round of a World Cup slalom. Only 4th, the American still remains in the race to win this Sunday, during this new event of the season. An Austrian stage won by Camille Rast.
The Swiss was the fastest in this first round on a rough track ahead of Lara Colturi and Katharina Liensberger. The Albanian is 9 hundredths behind Rast while the Austrian is 34 hundredths behind the leader of this race before the second round. Already second in the giant on Saturday, Camille Rast confirmed her very good mood at the moment to take an option for victory, she who could obtain her third success in the World Cup, her first after that obtained in Flachau (Austria), last January.
The French are out of the picture
If the favorites will race for the final victory on the rough track in Semmering, this will not be the case for the French clan. Very behind, the French are out of the running to hope to finish in a good position at the end of the second round. Indeed, Marie Lamure only set the 19th time, almost 4 seconds behind Camille Rast, while Manon Chevrier could not do better than the 22nd time in this first round, 4.67 seconds behind the Austrian’s best time. Third and last Frenchwoman entered in this event, Caitlin McFarlane went out at the start of the course and will not be able to defend her chances during the second round, the start of which will be given at night at 5:45 p.m.
