Kronplatz Giant Slalom Preview
- Raúl Revuelta
- Jan 20
- 2 min read
On Tuesday, after the speed events in Cortina, the Alpine Ski World Cup will continue in Italy with one Giant Slalom race on the demanding ERTA slope in S. Vigilio di Marebbe at the 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 includes also the famous Sella Ronda.
Kronplatz (ITA)
January 21st 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 Swedish 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 won also 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).
Last season, Lara Gut-Behrami shined 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.
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