Kronplatz Alpine Ski World Cup Giant Slalom Preview
- Raúl Revuelta
- Jan 19
- 3 min read
Following the speed events in Tarvisio, the Alpine Ski World Cup will continue next Tuesday in Italy with a Giant Slalom race on the challenging ERTA slope in San Vigilio di Marebbe at Kronplatz.
Kronplatz is a ski resort in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. The holiday region of Kronplatz comprises the beautiful Pustertal Valley and some side valleys such as Ahrntal/Valle Aurina, Gsieser Tal/Val Casies, Antholzertal/Valle di Anterselva, and part of Gadertal/Val Badia.
The ski area has 32 modern lifts serving 119 km of pistes catering to all abilities. Kronplatz is one of the 12 ski areas of Dolomiti Superski, a world-famous network of 1.200 km of slopes. The ski pass also includes the famous Sella Ronda.
Kronplatz (ITA)
January 20th Giant Slalom / Women 10:30 CET 1st run 13:30 CET 2nd run
Start Elevation: 1605m
Finish Elevation: 1200 m
Vertical Drop: 405m
Distance: 1325m
Average slope: 32 %
Max. slope: 61 %
Min. slope: 22 %
In 2019, after finishing fifth in 2017 and failing to complete the first run in 2018 at the Alpine Ski World Cup in Kronplatz, American Mikaela Shiffrin proved that the third time was the charm on Tuesday as she claimed a decisive 1.21-second victory over Tessa Worley of France.
Marta Bassino finished third in front of the home Italian crowd, matching the very same result she secured at the venue in 2017.
In 2021, Tessa Worley won in Kronplatz her first World Cup race since 2018, when she won in the Opening race in Sölden. Worley skied the fastest second run to move from fifth place after the first run into first place, finishing 0.27 seconds ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami.
Marta Bassino completed the podium. She had to settle for third place, 0.73 seconds behind Worley.
In 2022, Sara Hector won the Giant Slalom in Kronplatz. The Swede was super consistent and extremely aggressive, and despite a big mistake in the middle section, she was able to edge Petra Vlhova by 0.15 seconds, who had set the best time in the first run. Tessa Worley finished in third place, +0.52 seconds behind Hector.
In 2023, Mikaela Shiffrin won the first Giant Slalom held in Kronplatz and claimed her 83rd World Cup victory. She became the most successful skier in women’s World Cup history. Lara Gut-Behrami finished in second place, 0.45 seconds behind Shiffrin. Federica Brignone finished in third place, 1.43 seconds off the pace.
One day after breaking the Women's World Cup Wins record, Mikaela Shiffrin also won the second Giant Slalom in Kronplatz. He laid down two exceptional runs to finish ahead of Ragnhild Mowinckel (+0.82) and Olympic champion Sara Hector (+1.19).
In 2024, Lara Gut-Behrami shone in Kronplatz to earn her fifth win of the season and complete a dream Italian Tour with two wins, one-second place, and a fifth place. She finished ahead of Sara Hector and Alice Robinson (+1.09), tied in second place.
Last season, Alice Robinson climbed to the top of the podium in Kronplatz thanks to a furious second run. The New Zealander set the fastest time and benefited from the failures of Sara Hector and first-run leader Federica Brignone. Lara Gut-Behrami finished second, 0.56 seconds behind the New Zealander. Paula Moltzan rounded off the podium at 0.94 seconds off the pace.
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