Overview
- The Swiss racer took the slalom by 0.14 seconds over Mikaela Shiffrin, whose run of five straight World Cup slalom victories ended; Wendy Holdener placed third.
- One day earlier, Rast won the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora and marked both triumphs with black mourning armbands worn by the Swiss team.
- Rast said she was racing for the victims and hoped to bring affected families a small smile, referencing roughly 40 dead and more than 100 injured in the blaze.
- The 26-year-old is from Vétroz in Valais, about 40 kilometers from Crans-Montana, which explains her personal connection to the tragedy.
- The results reinforce Rast as a leading slalom rival to Shiffrin as the World Cup continues in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in February.