Federica Brignone wins the Zauchensee combined race

Petra Vlohva's ski came loose after she took a hit on a bump. She had to end the race prematurely although she was in the lead until then. Mikaela Shiffrin was also skiing well when her legs suddenly pulled apart and she lost control for a moment. It seemed that she was scared and didn't have the guts to continue attacking. In the following passage she simply couldn't keep the track and surprisingly dropped out. Switzerland's Wendy Holdener, on the other hand, surprised with a very strong performance in the Super G and was second afterwards. Only giant slalom specialist Federica Brignone did better than her and was half a second ahead of the Swiss.

According to the new rule, Federica Brignone then started the second discipline as the first skier and skied the slalom very rhythmically and spiritedly to the finish. But at the bottom of the finish she shook her head several times and expressed her dissatisfaction, because she knew that after her Wendy Holdener, a real slalom specialist, would enter the race. But the Swiss skier had a harder time than expected and was even more behind at the first intermediate time than at the start and could not make up the deficit until the finish. Federica Brignone then bounced up and down on the leader's chair, knowing full well that she probably won. Marta Bassino also skied a spirited slalom and after the good result in the Super G she also finished the race on the podium. With Elena Curtoni in fifth place, it was a strong team performance by the Italians.