– It was brutal. The fool. That’s what alpine expert Lars Elton Myhre says about the first round of the giant slalom race on Saturday. After 65 of 69 runners in the first half have run, only two are less than two and a half seconds behind leader Sara Hector. Over five seconds separates Hector and down to Michelle Gisin in 30th place. Petra Vlhova was the big draw for the World Cup races in Jasna in Slovakia, but Saturday’s giant slalom ended unhappily for the Slovakian home hope. After about 15 seconds of driving, she lost control and fell. Eventually she ended up in the net, where she was left with one ski through the net. – That didn’t look good. Ouch, ouch, ouch, this is actually highly dramatic. The pin can be heard on the snow here, said Viaplay commentator Henrik Jonassen. OUT ON A STRETCHER: Petra Vlhova was taken out of the ground on a stretcher. Photo: Giovanni Maria Pizzato / AP After around 15 minutes, she was taken out of the ground on a stretcher, and you could see that Vlhova was waving to the audience. In an update shared by the team, it is stated that Vlhova has been taken to hospital, where investigations are being made into the extent of the damage. On starting number one, the leader of the giant slalom cup, Federica Brignone, also drove out early. – Very bad feeling When the race started again, Valérie Grenier and Marta Bassino were the next out. While Grenier finished four and a half seconds behind Sara Hector, Bassino finished over eight seconds behind. – It looks like she has hardly skied before. Look at it here! Look at these demanding conditions. This is Marta Bassino, ladies and gentlemen. She is eight seconds behind Sara Hector. They are terrified now. They realize that if they make a mistake now, it’s over, Jonassen said. The aforementioned Bassino has, among other things, World Cup gold in super-G from last year and has won six World Cup races in giant slalom. ALSO DRIVEN OUT: Federica Brignone. Photo: Pier Marco Tacca / AP – It’s extreme. She is one of the best, but clearly has no grip. She just stays completely static and just slumps down, without any movement. Eight seconds… It must be one of the rougher things we’ve seen, that it makes such a difference, says Myhre. – It is a very bad feeling if you have noticed for yourself that there is a lot of wear on the ground and it is slippery. You see someone fall and then you immediately know that it doesn’t suit me. Then you become terrified, he says further. Six Norwegian runners have run and all made it to the finish line. The best of them is Ragnhild Mowinckel, who is in sixth place, 2.92 behind Hector. Apart from Kristin Lysdahl, everyone is likely to make it to the second round.
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