Overview
- Walker clocked a 1:11.29 second run for a 2:23.27 combined time to secure gold.
- She became the first Australian to win at the natural-ice St Moritz–Celerina track.
- The result was her third World Cup victory this season and sixth of her career, moving her to 1,219 points, 27 behind leader Laura Nolte.
- Switzerland’s Melanie Hasler claimed the European title while finishing 0.53 seconds back in the World Cup race, with Austria’s Katrin Beierl taking bronze.
- Walker downplayed favourite talk, credited coach Pierre Lueders, and is set to race the two-woman event with Kiara Reddingius next.