Alpine skiing – World Cup. Shiffrin to overtake Vonn, Clarey in rocket mode ten years ago… What to know ahead of Flachau, Wengen and St Anton

The Alpine Skiing World Cup continues in three different locations this week. Flachau (Austria) this Tuesday and Wengen (Switzerland) for the men and St. Anton (Austria) for the women this weekend.

Program

Austrian Week for Women. First up in Flachau this Tuesday for the eighth slalom of the season. We will meet for the first round at 18:00 and for the second round at 20:45. This weekend, the place for fast women in St. Anton. Saturday is scheduled for an 11:00 a.m. landing and a super G landing at 11:30 a.m. Two landing practices are scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

After Adelboden, the men head towards Wengen. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, downhill practice before races. Super-G to start on Friday (at 12:30 p.m.), then downhill on Saturday (at 12:30 p.m.) and slalom to finish on Sunday: first run at 10:15 a.m., second run at 1:15 p.m.

Number: 161.9

That was ten years ago, on January 19, 2013. Then, at the age of 32, Johan Clarey became the fastest man in his sport at the Lauberhorn in Wengen. He flashed 161.9 km/h on the “Austrians’ schuss” (Hanneggschuss), “the highest speed on the circuit,” he explains. A speed that has not been surpassed since then.

Favorites in Wengen: Odermatt still at home, hero Braathen in 2022

Marco Odermatt, who won last year’s super-G (recovery from Lake Louise) for his first Wengen (and second on the first descent), returns to the Lauberhorn with great confidence. After winning the Adelboden giant, the Swiss, who won the World Cup general classification leader in front of the crowd, have two opportunities to shine in the super-G and then in the downhill.

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His compatriot, Loïc Meillard, is in full development (3^e Bormio super-G, 3^e from the giant Adelboden), the two winners of the 2022 downhills and the only winner in this discipline since the start of the season, Norwegian Aleksander Kilde and Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr can play spoilsports. Watch out for Beat Feuz’s last Wengen, a three-time downhill winner, who will retire after Kitzbühel.

Most watched in the slalom on Sunday will undoubtedly be Lucas Braathen. The Norwegian, who won ahead of Atle team-mate Lie McGrath in Adelboden, celebrated spirits in particular in 2022 with a crazy comeback. Bib 31, he qualified on the 29th^e position for the second heat… Before dusting off second and winning the race! Experienced Henrik Kristoffersen, local Daniel Yule or Austrian Manuel Feller are among the favorites to win.

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Women’s week: Shiffrin targets record and comeback descents

More than one and Mikaela Shiffrin will be the record holder for the number of World Cup victories. She tied with fellow American Lindsey Vonn on Sunday in Kranjska Gora, which could allow her to overtake her in the slalom on Tuesday and close in on Ingemar Stenmark (86 successes). The 27-year-old skier, who has won six of the last seven events on his program, four of the season’s six slaloms, is a heavy favorite in Flachau.

On Saturday and Sunday, the fast women return to racing after St Moritz (Switzerland) in mid-December. Sofia Goggia impressed by winning the second run after breaking her hand in second place the day before. The first downhill winner, Elena Courtoni, or Switzerland’s Corinne Suter are among the women watching.

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Blues corner: great return and those involved

Camille Cerutti returns on the women’s speed side. In October, the skier from Risul, who is back skiing after a heavy fall during the Olympic downhill, took the time to return to competition in St Anton, in particular with Romane Miradoli, Tessa Worley and Laura Gauchet. There are no surprises in the slalom in Flachau with Nastasia Noens at the top of the poster and four youngsters surrounding her.

Wengen is without Victor Muffat-Jeandet, who fell heavily in Adelboden and is ruled out for the rest of the season by doctors. Regularly, Alexis Pinturault will compete in the super-G and slalom on Sunday, with Clément Noël and youngsters Leo Anguenot, Steven Amiez and Paco Rassat in the blur. For the rest of the pace group, Matthieu Bailet and Brice Roger did not return, while Florian Loriot was called up for the super-G.

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