Despite great effort, no race can be held in Zagreb on Thursday.
The high temperatures mess up the World Cup calendar again. The second women’s slalom in Zagreb scheduled for Thursday has to be cancelled.
The local organizers had done everything they could to prepare a more or less raceworthy slope on the Sljeme, the local mountain of Croatia’s capital, for the second slalom. But all efforts were in vain. Plus temperatures in the double-digit range and strong wind destroyed all hope.
On Wednesday, the immense effort was still fruitful. Measured against the external conditions, the drivers found acceptable conditions on the white snow band in green-brown surroundings.
Shiffrin has to wait with a record attack
The cancellation means that Mikaela Shiffrin is missing the opportunity to equal her compatriot Lindsey Vonn’s record of 82 World Cup victories. The next opportunities will follow in the coming days. At the weekend the women will compete in two giant slaloms in Kranjska Gora in Slovenia, followed by a slalom in Flachau in Salzburgerland on Tuesday.
The weather had already caused numerous cancellations and postponements at the beginning of the World Cup season. Like the parallel races in Lech/Zürs, the downhills in Zermatt/Cervinia could not be held. The women’s giant slalom planned for Sölden was made up for in Semmering shortly before the turn of the year, while the men only contested one of the two scheduled Super-Gs in Lake Louise. In addition, the Super-G in Val Gardena could not be held and one downhill run from Beaver Creek to Gröden was relocated. (cat/SDA)
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