Camille Rast brought her top form to the Saalbach 2025 World Ski Championships and claimed gold ahead of teammate Wendy Holdener. Katharina Liensberger rounded up the podium in third place. The Slalom Alpine Ski World Cup standings leader became the first Swiss woman to win the Women's Slalom since Vreni Schneider's victory in 1991 at the Ski World Championships in Saalbach.
The 25-year-old skier from Valais outclassed the competition, and after setting the best time in the first run executed an aggressive yet controlled second run to achieve the greatest success of her career: her first World Championship medal. It's Switzerland's seventh Women’s Slalom World Championship gold medal.
"Before this week, I was already talking about Sestriere. I knew that a medal was possible, but I didn't put any pressure on myself. My season was great even without it. Everything has to be right for a medal, and that's what happened today. I'm extremely happy," Rast said.
Holdener claimed today her ninth world championship medal her second one in the Slalom. The 31-year-old skier won silver in St. Moritz 2017.
"I'm happy that it went well. Not like the last World Cup Slaloms. I managed the pressure between runs. I'm happy about that. Camille skied sensationally," Holdener said.
Switzerland is at the top of the Medal Table at the Saalbach 2025 World Ski Championships, boasting 12 medals, including four golds.
Liensberger claimed her fifth World Championship medal her second one in the Slalom after being World Champion in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 2021. The 27-year-old from Vorarlberg gave Austria its seventh medal in the last women's race of the home World Championships in Saalbach.
"It's so wonderful, I'm grateful that it worked. It motivated me so much that the fans cheered me on, I felt the positive energy. All in all, I'm happy with how it turned out, even if there's still potential but I had moments when nothing worked. The joy of skiing wasn't always there, but I found it again because I love skiing," Liensberger said.
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