Viktoria Rebensburg prophet in his country. The German imposed herself with authority in the descent of Garmisch before Federica Brignone and Ester Ledecka, while Corinne Suter placed 5th.
After her poor performance at Bansko (9th and 14th), Corinne Suter wanted to find her place at the top of the hierarchy. Especially since there were several goals for the Schwyzoise. Holder of the discipline’s red bib, she had the opportunity to distance herself in the absence of her runner-up Mikaela Shiffrin, who returned to the United States following the death of her father.
The fastest during the only training the day before, the silver medalist of the last Worlds had all the cards in hand to make a very nice move. Unfortunately, the Schwyzoise made a big misalignment at the top of the course when they had an excellent split time. This badly negotiated curve conditioned the speed on the bottom of the Kandahar track and Suter finally limited the breakage by finishing 5th. But his reaction in the finish area left no doubt. Without this fault, Suter could have fought for victory.
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Third in the Downhill World Cup, Ester Ledecka took a very nice 3rd place. The Czech took back a few points from Suter, who nevertheless took advantage of Shiffrin’s absence to break away and solidify her position with a 61-point lead over the American and 64 over Ledecka.
Seasoned giant, Viktoria Rebensburg wins the downhill race for the first time. Unlike Federica Brignone who had more trouble on the sliding parts, the German negotiated the curves at high speed to perfection. She signs the 19th victory of her career in the World Cup after 14 giants and 4 Super-G.
In the Swiss camp, it is rather the outsiders who have achieved good performances. So Joana Hählen took 7th place despite a big mistake on the top. Jasmine Flury captured a good 11th place, while leaders Lara Gut-Behrami (15th) and Michelle Gisin (21st) did not honor their rank. The Obwalden recognized a certain apprehension to return to the track where she injured her knee last year. The Ticino and the Olympic combined champion will try to get back on their feet on Sunday with the Super-G (11.15 am).
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