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Noa Szollos Earns Israel’s First Alpine World Cup Points in Kranjska Gora Slalom

Starting 70th, the 22-year-old converted a first-run 22nd into 28th place after a cautious second run.

Overview

  • She reached a World Cup second run for the first time, advancing after placing 22nd in the opening leg with bib 70.
  • Switzerland’s Camille Rast won the slalom in Kranjska Gora, with Mikaela Shiffrin second and Wendy Holdener third.
  • Szollos told ZDF her second run was a safety effort and said she plans to push harder in upcoming races.
  • Born in Budapest and educated at a ski school in Austria, she competes for Israel and has two older brothers who also race World Cup events.
  • Her parents had promised her a cat if she ever scored World Cup points, and she said the pet already has a name: Yato.