Spindleruv Mlyn Alpine Ski World Cup Races Preview
- Raúl Revuelta
- 3 days ago
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The Alpine Ski World Cup continues on 24 and 25 January in Spindleruv Mlyn with a Giant Slalom and a Slalom race. Spindleruv Mlyn, situated in the north-east of Bohemia along the Polish border, is one of the most popular skiing centres in the Czech Republic. The town lies in the Giant Mountain National Park at 715 - 1310 metres above sea level, where the Dolsky stream joins the river Labe. The ski resort, named Skiareal, has 5 cableways and 11 ski lifts in two different ski areas: Špindlerův Mlýn and Horní Mísečky, with a total of 26 kilometres of slopes (3 black slopes, 10 red and 7 blue). 95 % of the slopes can be covered by artificial snow in the case of bad weather conditions. The resort attracts around 700,000 visitors each winter season.
Špindlerův Mlýn (CZ)
January 24th Giant Slalom / Women 10:00 CET 1st run 13:30 CET 2nd run
January 25th Slalom / Women 09:30 CET 1st run 12:15 CET 2nd run
On March 9, 2019, Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her first-ever win at Špindlerův Mlýn. She skied two impeccable runs to take a 0.85-second lead over her closest competition, Wendy Holdener of Switzerland. Petra Vlhova rounded out the podium in third place (+2.03).
Shiffrin made her debut in the World Cup on March 11, 2011, in Špindlerův Mlýn in the Czech Republic.
On January 28, 2023, Mikaela Shiffrin won the first Slalom held in the Czech Republic. Lena Duerr finished in second place, 0.60 seconds behind Shiffrin. Wendy Holdener was third, 1.31 seconds behind the American. It's her second podium in the Czech resort. She finished runner-up behind Mikaela Shiffrin in the Slalom World Cup event held in Špindleruv Mlýn, on 9 March 2019.
The day after Lena Duerr won the second Slalom held in Spindleruv Mlyn. It was her first World Cup Slalom victory. She beat Mikaela Shiffrin by a mere 0.06 seconds. Third place went to Croatian Zrinka Ljutic.
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