Overview
- Austria’s Julia Scheib captured the giant slalom, her third World Cup victory of the season, finishing ahead of Switzerland’s Camille Rast and Sweden’s Sara Hector.
- Camille Rast led the slalom after run one by 0.09 seconds over Lara Colturi, benefiting from start number three as the first four start numbers occupied the top four midway places.
- Germany’s Emma Aicher failed to finish after a late mistake, while Lena Dürr advanced to run two roughly three seconds off the pace around 12th; Jessica Hilzinger later went out.
- Race officials salted and watered the upper section to counter breakouts, yet holes reappeared, with ARD analyst Felix Neureuther calling the conditions unusually difficult.
- Organizers reported about 7,000 spectators and a lively side program, with the second slalom run scheduled for the evening after Semmering stepped in to host when Lienz withdrew.