The World Cup in Zagreb 2008

Ski2b Redaktion 03.09.2007 16:07 Uhr

The atmospheric night slalom in Zagreb-Sljeme is a special highlight of the season and will take place for the fourth time this year. Up to 50,000 spectators at the slope will once again provide an impressive backdrop. This year also the men will compete in Zagreb.

Night Slalom 2007 in Retrospect
Despites another big mistake in the middle of her second run, Austrian Marlies Schild celebrated another huge win 2007 in the prestigious "Snow Queen Trophy" held by fine weather conditions on the crowded slopes of Sljeme, one hour drive outside Zagreb. The 25-year-old racer from Saalfelden, outside of Salzburg, beat by the impressive margin of 1,66 seconds Craotia's promising Ana Jelusic while Sarka Zahrobska, from the Czech Republic was 3rd at 1,85 seconds. Italy's Chiara Costazza achieved her best ever World Cup result with her 4th place ahead of USA's Resi Stiegler and Finland's Tanja Poutiainen.

Event Schedule for the Slaloms 2008
Friday, February 15th, 2008:
Women´s Night Slalom

Sunday, February 17th, 2008:
Men's Slalom

We will report the slaloms via our live ticker, of course.

A Slalom without Janica Kostelic
The night slalom has been a longstanding national event in Croatia. In the future, the ski holidays will be expanded even further: as of the 2007/08 season, the men will also complete a slalom. In the women's competition, the local hero won´t be there to fulfil the spectators´ expectations because in october she decided to leave out one season to recover from her injuries.

Ski Region Sljeme-Medvednica
The home of Janica and Ivica Kostelic lies along the Slovenian border on the north side of the Medvednica Mountain. "Sljeme," the summit, gives the region its name. The region offers several slopes with varying profiles and levels of difficulty. Modern snow machines ensure snow-covered slopes.

Details from the course in Zagreb
Name: Crveni spust
Start:985m
Finish: 785m
Vertical drop: 200m
FIS homologation number: 7669/12/04

Information and contact
Croatian Ski Association
Trg K. Cosica 11
HR-10000 Zagreb
CRO

Tel.: +385 (1) 309 30 09
Fax: +385 (1) 309 30 16
Email:
Web: http://www.snowqueentrophy.com