Today's Slalom in Killington brought a new face to the Alpine Ski World Cup winner's circle: Camille Rast. The 25-year-old Swiss confirmed her fantastic start to the season in Sunday's race. She claimed her first win today after her first World Cup podiums in the Slalom in Gurgl and yesterday's Giant Slalom. After her first World Cup podiums in the Slalom in Gurgl and yesterday's Giant Slalom, she picked up her first victory today.
Wendy Holdener and Anna Swenn Larsson surprisingly shared the second place at the same place where they had celebrated their first World Cup Slalom victory together in 2003.
Camille Rast climbed from third place in the first run to the top of the podium in the first Slalom without Mikaela Shiffrin. Thanks to today's 100 points, Rast also takes the lead in the Overall and Slalom World Cup.
"It's crazy; everything is happening so quickly. I'm just happy. I can't believe it. At the start, I said to myself to have fun and do what you can! I had a lot of fun and I was very fast. The whole team did a great job. There are still a few small things to improve, and I'm really looking forward to the next races," Rast said.
Wendy Holdener made her Slalom comeback in Levi. She finished 16th. In Gurgl, the 31-year-old Swiss finished in fourth place, just 0.18 seconds off the podium. She made a big mistake in the first run, but improved by 7 places in the second run. With today's podium, she is tied sixth for among the all-time World Cup Slalom podium finishers alongside Perrine Pelen (36).
In eight Slalom races at Killington, Wendy Holdener has finished on the podium five times, including one victory, one-second place (2024), and three third places (2016, 2021, and 2023).
"I didn't think I would be able to get so far forward. Second place is really cool. This team's result is unbelievable. Killington is a good place for me," Holdener said.
It is Switzerland's first 1-2 podium in a Women's World Cup Slalom in 28 years, since Sonja Nef and Marlies Oester did it in Sestriere in January 1996. It was also the first Alpine World Cup victory for the then-24-year-old Nef.
Anna Swenn Larsson has 13 slalom World Cup podiums to her name, including three at Killington.
"It's something magical with this place."Now I was first (2022), second (2024), and third (2019) here, so I guess it's a favorite place for me," Swenn Larsson said.
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