Overview

• Lena Dürr, a key hope for the German ski team, placed eighth in the women's slalom at the Alpine Ski World Championships in Austria.
• Dürr, who was unwell and spent the day before the race resting, struggled with challenging course conditions and fell 1.13 seconds short of a podium finish.
• The German Ski Federation risks ending the championship without a single medal for the first time since 2007, with only the men's slalom event remaining on Sunday.
• Switzerland has emerged as the dominant nation at the championships, claiming 12 medals, including four golds, at the Zwölferkogel venue.
• U.S. skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth in the slalom, missing her chance to break the record for most World Championship medals, which she currently shares with Germany's Christl Cranz.