Women´s Slalom in Reiteralm 2007/2008

Ski2b Redaktion 10.11.2007 14:04 Uhr

09:36:

Hello and welcome to the first slalom of the new world cup season. The ladies are going to start at 10a.m.



09:42:

There were actully two slaloms in Levi planned for this weekend. But as there's not enough snow in Finland the races take place on the Reiteralm again.



09:44:

The Reiteralm was already an alternative for worldcup races during the last year.



09:46:

Austrians won the competitions each time: Marlies Schild in super -combined and Renate Götschl in super-g.



09:49 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

Marlies Schild is of course the big favorite for today. Last season she won seven of nine slaloms in the worldcup.



09:51 - Hosp, Nicole (AUT):

Therese Borsson and Nicole Hosp won the two other slaloms, Hosp at the worldcup final.



09:53 - Zahrobska, Sarka (CZE):

Another favorite, the world champion Sarka Zahrobska, will open today's race.



09:58:

Today the conditions will be anything but easy for the athletes. Currently it's heavily snowing.



10:02:

The forerunners are already on the track, the first slalom of this season is about to start in a few moments!



10:03 - Zahrobska, Sarka (CZE):

The race has started. The world champion starts the first slalom.



10:06 - Zahrobska, Sarka (CZE):

Barely one minute for the Czech but she wasn't without mistakes. A good run all in all.



10:07 - Poutiainen, Tanja (FIN):

The Finn Poutiainen is somewhat faster, but has problems below. She drops back behind Zahrobska.



10:08 - Zuzulova, Veronika (SVK):

A close race so far. Zuzulova finishes only one tenth behind Zahrobska.



10:09 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

But now for Marlies Schild. How will she do today? Ahe's leading after the first intermediat time...



10:10 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

... and as well below the Austrian is strong performing. She finishes with a lead of 0,35 seconds.



10:12 - Jelusic, Ana (CRO):

The Croation Jelusic can't keep up with that and drops back soon. 1,6 seconds behind Schild in the finish.



10:14 - Hosp, Nicole (AUT):

Overall world cup winner Hosp with a little mistake in the middle but she's behind Schild with only 0,09 seconds in the end.



10:16 - Borssen, Therese (SWE):

Therese Borssen with a poor start. But she's doing better at the section below and makes up some time. Third place currently.



10:17 - Stiegler, Resi (USA):

Resi Stiegler with a strong performance! The US-racer is even ahead of Schild at the middle section but then loses some time. Third place for her.



10:18 - Pietilae-Holmner, Maria (SWE):

The Swede Pietilae-Holmner surprisingly takes over the lead. Great run!



10:20 - Loeseth, Nina (NOR):

Nina Loeseth finishes with a lag of one minute.



10:21 - Pärson, Anja (SWE):

Anja Pärson finished in ninth place only. She didn't come along very well here.



10:22 - Costazza, Chiara (ITA):

Next surprise! Costazza delivers an impressing run and gets the lead.



10:24 - Zettel, Kathrin (AUT):

Not a very good day for Kathrin Zettel. At the upper section the Austrian is behind with already three tenth. It's even more than a second in the finish.



10:25 - De Leymarie, Florine (FRA):

De Leymarie loses too much time all in all. She finishes among the last places.



10:26 - Bergmann, Monika (GER):

The first German Monika Bergmann lies behind with almost two seconds in the end.



10:28 - Riesch, Maria (GER):

Maria Riesch with a lag of barely a second at the upper section already, but then she makes up some time at the middle section. All in all it's enough for tenth place currently.



10:31 - Vidal, Vanessa (FRA):

Vidal puts down a disappointing run. She's the first racer who takes more than one minute!



10:32 - Mölgg, Manuela (ITA):

Manuela Mölgg is doing a little better, but in the finish she's behind with more than one second, too. 14th place currently.



10:34 - Gius, Nicole (ITA):

The Italians seem to be strong performing this season, as Gius, too, is good at the upper section. She loses some time below though. She finishes behind Riesch.



10:36 - Karasinska, Katarzyna (POL):

The young Pole is close to a drop-out, but she manages it somehow. In the finish she has a big lag.



10:39 - Fleiss, Nika (CRO):

After Leinonen, who is way behind, too, Fleiss is close to the top-ten. But with one mistake she lost the chance.



10:41 - Ceresa, Annalisa (ITA):

Costazza is still leading, but now for a further Italian. The first drop-out today. Ceresa straddles in at the second gate already and is out.



10:42 - Gini, Sandra (SUI):

The Swiss Gini puts down a poor run, only place 22nd. Will she still make it to the final?



10:43 - Bonjour, Aline (SUI):

Bonjour from Switzerland is doing much better. She'll surely make it to the final.



10:45 - Riesch, Susanne (GER):

After the Swede Hansdotter now for Susanne Riesch. But a lag of two seconds might not be enough for the final!



10:47 - Hölzl, Kathrin (GER):

Hölzl is strong performing at the upper section, but then loses a great deal of time below. A lag of 1,5 second and currently 21st place.



10:49 - Costazza, Chiara (ITA):

The top 30 are through by now. Costazza is still leading ahead of Pietilae-Holmner.



10:50 - Görgl, Elisabeth (AUT):

The first run continues with Elisabeth Görgl, but she drops way behind below.



10:52 - Fischbacher, Andrea (AUT):

Fischbacher is the next one dropping out. She's sad.



10:53 - Triendl, Kathrin (AUT):

Kathrin Triendl with a good performance. Place 22nd. We might see her again in the final.



10:54 - Ferk, Marusa (SLO):

Marusa Ferk from Slovenia won't keep up with that. She drops out after a poor run.



10:56 - Camastral, Aita (SUI):

Aita Camastral with an outstanding perfomance. She almost finished among the top-ten!



10:57 - Perner, Nina (GER):

The German Nina Perner as well delivers a great run. 18th place for her.



10:59 - Chmelar, Fanny (GER):

Fanny Chmelar is exactly two hundreth better. She's of course very content with her performance.



11:03 - Fernsebner, Carolin (GER):

The German Fernsebner drops out.



11:05 - Riesch, Susanne (GER):

It's getting close for the German Susanne Riesch, she's currently in 30st place, which is just enough for the final.



11:07 - Grand, Rabea (SUI):

And then it happens! The Swiss Rabea Grand finishes in place 29 and kicks Susanne Riesch out of the final.



11:16:

Under these bad conditions, more and more athletes drop-out. The last racers of the first run are now coming down the slope.



11:18 - Kirkova, Maria (BUL):

The last racer is Maria Kirkova, but the Bulgarian drops out, too.



11:20:

All in all five Germans qualified for the final. What a good start for the German ladies!



11:23 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

The leading racers are all very close together, that'll make a thrilling final!



11:25:

We'll be back in time to report on the final, which starts a 1.00 p.m.



12:51:

Welcome back to the first slalom of this season. We expect a thrilling race today!



12:54 - Costazza, Chiara (ITA):

The time lags of the leading racers are very little, so anything can happen. Chiara Costazza from Italy is surprisingly leading after the first run.



12:56 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

Today's favorite is Marlies Schild in third place. She didn't deliver a perfect run though, but has still good chances.



12:58:

The conditions got worse, there's more wind now and it's snowing even heavier.



12:59 - Karbon, Denise (ITA):

Denise Karbon, who won the giant slalom at the opening in Soelden, will open the second heat soon.



13:06 - Karbon, Denise (ITA):

Karbon has started and sets the first bench time. Now for Monika Bergmann.



13:07 - Bergmann, Monika (GER):

Bergmann comes along better than Karbon and defends her lead. Good run of the German - first place so far.



13:08 - Jelusic, Ana (CRO):

Ana Jelusic with some problems below. Bergmann is still leading here.



13:09 - Triendl, Kathrin (AUT):

First drop-out of the final. Triendl with an inside ski mistake.



13:10 - Kurfürstova, Eva (CZE):

Big mistake from Kurfürstova at the upper section already. She loses more and more time.



13:12 - Hölzl, Kathrin (GER):

What a run! Kathrin Hölzl takes over the lead!



13:13 - Nigg, Marina (LIE):

At the upper section Marina Nigg can't keep up with that, but she's getting stronger below. Second place currently. That'll make some world cup scores for her!



13:15 - Karasinska, Katarzyna (POL):

The young Pole as well drops back. Hölzl is still leading.



13:16 - Zettel, Kathrin (AUT):

The strong performing Zettel isn't able to take over the lead, too. Second place for her currently.



13:17 - Mölgg, Manuela (ITA):

Manuela Mölgg gets the lead! She put down a neat run! The Italian makes up even more time below.



13:18 - Bonjour, Aline (SUI):

The young Swiss Bonjour drops out. She straddled in and had a fall.



13:19 - Perner, Nina (GER):

Perner is good at the upper section, but makes several little mistakes below and falls behind.



13:21 - Chmelar, Fanny (GER):

Fanny Chmelar finishes in eights place only. She had big problems at the middle section.



13:23 - Loeseth, Nina (NOR):

Nina Loeseth is very strong performing. She keeps her little lead on Mölgg and is very happy about it in the finish.



13:24 - Hansdotter, Frida (SWE):

Bad luck! Hansdotter was so close getting the lead and then she makes a big mistake and drops back!



13:25 - Loeseth, Nina (NOR):

Still 15 athletes to go. Who will win? The Norwegian Nina Loeseth is currently leading.



13:26 - De Leymarie, Florine (FRA):

De Leymarie with a strong performance first, but due to a big mistake, she finishes in place 13 only.



13:28 - Fleiss, Nika (CRO):

Fleiss is making up time at the upper section. And even below she hardly loses time. All in all third place so far.



13:30 - Pärson, Anja (SWE):

Anja Pärson as well starts with a good performance, but makes little mistakes below, too. She still keeps the lead.



13:32 - Gius, Nicole (ITA):

Nicole Gius gets a big lead due to her great performance in the middle section. She loses some time below, but in the finish, she's clearly leading.



13:34 - Camastral, Aita (SUI):

The Swiss Camastral was surprisingly good in the first heat. But she can't keep up with it in the final and drops back some places.



13:35 - Riesch, Maria (GER):

Now for Maria Riesch, but she loses her lead at the upper section already. After a great finish, she is still in second so far.



13:37 - Poutiainen, Tanja (FIN):

Poutiainen makes up almost four tenth. That's the lead for her!



13:39 - Zuzulova, Veronika (SVK):

Zuzulova is going strong in the final, too. She's even better performing than Poutiainen. She's clearly leading now.



13:40 - Zahrobska, Sarka (CZE):

Now for the world champion Zahrobska. Not as good as Zuzulova - second place currently.



13:42 - Borssen, Therese (SWE):

Borssen already loses all her chances at the upper section. Only fifht place for her so far.



13:43 - Stiegler, Resi (USA):

Resi Stiegler with a great perfomance. The US- American keeps her lead at the upper section and even finishes with a new minimum time.



13:46 - Hosp, Nicole (AUT):

Hosp delivers a great run as well and browbeats Marlies Schild.



13:47 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

Now for Schild! She is leading at the upper section...



13:48 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

... and what a run at the middle section! But she almost loses the time below. She still gets the lead!



13:49 - Pietilae-Holmner, Maria (SWE):

Pietilae-Holmner can't keep up with that first. In addition a big mistake and only fifth place for the Swede.



13:51 - Costazza, Chiara (ITA):

Now only Costazza is left to prevent Schild from winning. The Italian has still a big lead at the upper section...



13:53 - Costazza, Chiara (ITA):

... but at the middle section she has some problems and the time is gone. Costazza still finishes in third place - that's a podium place for her!



13:54 - Schild, Marlies (AUT):

Therefore the Austrians are celebrating a double victory with Marlies Schild and Nicole Hosp!



13:57:

That was it for today. The men's slalom is scheduled for tomorrow at 10.00a.m.



14:01:

The next ladies' competition takes place November, 24th. The giant slalom is then scheduled for 6.00p.m. CET in Panorama, Canada. Until then!