Nach einer bislang außerordentlich erfolgreichen Weltcup-Saison mit fast 50% gewonnenen Rennen mag nur eine Goldmedaille enttäuschend erscheinen. Und wir müssten lügen, würden wir anderes behaupten. Aber diese eine Goldene für Mikaela Shiffrin war zweifellos eine der emotionalsten. Erfahre mehr über die WM.
Believe it or not but this 7th gold medal was Mikaela’s first one in the giant slalom which means that she now has won titles in four different disciplines. With the silver in super g and slalom, she left Meribel as the most successful female participant in these Championships.
On the men’s side, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde came to win his first WSC medals and succeeded with silver in both downhill and super g. In the latter, the Norwegian missed gold by the minimal winning margin of 0.01.
An outcome Marco Schwarz knows full well: In the Alpine Combined, he won silver, only 0.10 sec behind gold and in the downhill he finished only 0.04 behind the podium. Eventually, “Blacky” took bronze in the giant slalom.
The Team Event ended with a special pair of Redster on the podium: Erik and Jeffrey Read led the Canadian team to the bronze medal.
On the last day, Alex Vinatzer won his first medal in an individual race: bronze in the slalom!
NEXT TO GOLD FOR MIKAELA AND THE FIRST MEDALS FOR ALEKSANDER AND ALEX, WE MUST HIGHLIGHT MARCO: HE STARTED IN ALL FOUR DISCIPLINES, PLUS THE COMBINED AND FINISHED ALL IN THE TOP 6 AND WON TWO MEDALS. HE IS FOR SURE THE UNSUNG HERO OF COURCHEVEL!
