The 27-year-old, who has been 27 since last Sunday, took second place in the Super-G of this winter’s final week in Courchevel (+0.05) and has an unassailable 236-point lead over her pursuer Petra Vlhova before the final two races. The Slovakian finished 17th in the race (+1.39). The day’s victory went to Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel for the first time in a Super-G.
Of the Austrians, Styrian Tamara Tippler was the best tenth (+0.93 seconds). Ramona Siebenhofer (+1.02), Mirjam Puchner (+1.05), Nadine Fest (+1.33) and Magdalena Egger (+1.79) took ranks 12, 13, 16 and 21. Federica Brignone was already there as the winner of the discipline rating. The Italian was only 19 this time. The Swiss Michelle Gisin was third on the day (+0.13). Shiffrin, who did not have a medal at the Olympics in China, had previously won the overall World Cup three times in a row in the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons.
Source: Nachrichten
