Camille Rast scores first World Cup victory in Killington slalom to take overall lead from Mikaela Shiffrin
Rast made her third consecutive trip to the podium a winning one with Anna Swenn-Larsson and Wendy Holdener sharing second place.
Alpine Skiing
Camille Rast continued her breakout season by claiming her first FIS Alpine Ski World Cup victory in the Killington slalom on Sunday (1 December).
Anna Swenn-Larsson and Wendy Holdener were tied for second, 0.57 behind, having been joint-winners of the corresponding race two years ago.
Rast, 25, had never stepped on the podium at an individual World Cup race before this season. At the Vermont resort, she produced three podium finishes in succession and could scarcely believe her eyes as first-run leader Lena Duerr dropped down to fourth.
"It's really crazy at the moment and I'm so happy with my skiing right now," Rast told FIS afterwards. "It's just the beginning of the season and it's already going so good and I hope to continue like this."
With Mikaela Shiffrin on the sidelines after crashing out of Saturday's giant slalom when her 100th World Cup win looked on the cards, the Swiss skier rose from third on the first run to top the timesheets. Shiffrin – who won six out of seven previous slaloms in Killington – had triumphed in both earlier slalom races this season, but Rast's win saw her move above the USA star in both the slalom and overall World Cup standings.
Holdener was only ninth after the first run but produced a stunning second descent full of aggression to take the lead. Swenn-Larsson matched her aggregate time having been second on the first run.
Next weekend's scheduled giant slalom at Mont Tremblant has been cancelled due to a lack of snow so the next FIS World Cup stop for the women is Beaver Creek on the weekend of 14-15 December for a downhill and Super G.
Killington, 2024/25 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup: Results from women's slalom, 1 December 2024 (top 10):
1. Camille Rast (SUI) 1:46.87
2= Anna Swenn Larsson (SWE), Wendy Holdener (SUI) +0.57
4. Lena Duerr (GER) +0.60
5. Melanie Meillard (SUI) +0.77
6. Zrinka Ljutic (CRO) +1.27
7. Laurence St-Germain (CAN) +1.42
8. Lara Colturi (ALB) +1.46
9. Katharina Liensberger (AUT) +1.56
10. Andreja Slokar (SLO) +1.61