Premiere for Camille Rast: The 26-year-old Swiss skier celebrates her first World Cup victory in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora. Rast triumphs ahead of Julia Scheib and Paula Moltzan.
03.01.2026, 14:01
03.01.2026, 14:30
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As the leader after the first run, Rast was the last skier to go down the slope and defended her narrow lead. She saved 20 hundredths of a second at the finish and thus stood at the top of the podium for the first time this season after three 2nd places in a row. She left the discipline leader Scheib just behind her.
Rast's triumph in the giant slalom had been announced. After 15th place at the start of the season, she improved continuously. This was followed by a 5th place, two 4th places and most recently a 2nd place in Semmering, which secured her a starting place in the top group for the first time in Slovenia. Rast promptly took advantage of this starting position with start number 1. She thus ended a long dry spell: no Swiss woman had won in Kranjska Gora since Vreni Schneider in January 1991.
It was Rast's tenth podium finish in the World Cup - her fifth this season - and her third victory overall. She celebrated the two previous victories last season in the slaloms in Killington and Flachau. In February, she crowned her rise with the World Championship title in the slalom in Saalbach. Now, at the latest, she is also one of the absolute world leaders in the giant slalom.
Rast celebrated her first giant slalom triumph just a few days after the disaster in Crans-Montana. The Valais native, who was born in Vétroz, not far from Crans-Montana, raced with a mourning flag on her arm, just like her team-mates.
Alongside Rast, Dania Allenbach was also able to celebrate: the 18-year-old from Bern immediately finished in the points in her first World Cup race. After just qualifying for the second run in 30th place, she improved by three places in the second run and finished in 27th place.
Sue Piller, who equaled her best World Cup result to date, was also satisfied. The 20-year-old from Fribourg skied to 20th place, just like a month earlier in Tremblant, making her the second-best Swiss skier. Wendy Holdener and Simone Wild finished 23rd and 26th respectively.
