Overview
- Hofmeister topped Italy’s Elisa Caffont in the final in Scuol by 0.55 seconds.
- The victory was her 27th World Cup win and satisfied Germany’s qualification norm for the 2026 Olympics.
- She had missed about three and a half months after a training crash in Zermatt caused an ankle fracture and a torn ligament.
- Melanie Hochreiter finished third to secure her own Olympic place, taking the small final after Sabine Payer did not start.
- Elias Huber was disqualified in the men’s quarterfinals despite having already booked his Olympic ticket, as Germany added rare early-season podiums to Stefan Baumeister’s December result.