There is almost no snow in Zagreb, but the opening round of the first slalom of 2023 starts at 12.30

Very difficult conditions already for race-1 in Sljeme: Bucik opens, then Vlhova who will have to take advantage of bib number 2 while Holdener will have number 4 and Shiffrin number 7. Five blues at the gate, Peterlini first with number 33. "Dead snow, hopefully that water and salt have an effect", the words of coach Roberto Lorenzi.

Wednesday 4 January 2023 4 minutes reading time

“The track is what we expected, from spring with little snow and above all wet and humid, almost dead. With water and salt I think it will be able to recover a little, but the sign and the tanks will be there. Everyone will have to fight." Word of Roberto Lorenzi, coach in charge of the women's national slalom team who today will have to deal with the most complicated race of the season, the first of 2023 in Zagreb where two appointments are scheduled between the rapid gates (tomorrow the encore). The conditions of the "Crveni Spust", on the Sljeme hill, are in fact a half-disaster despite the enormous work of the organization: very high temperatures for days and, already for this sixth CdM slalom (Thursday will probably be even worse), which will start at 12.30 with the opening heat, followed at 16.30 by the second, it will be necessary to fight between holes and a deterioration that will arrive soon. Ana Bucik will be able to take advantage of bib number 1 like Petra Vlhova, queen of the last three editions in Zagreb, the 2 which will be an advantage over her first direct rivals, Holdener (4) and Shiffrin (7) above all. First round of the Zagreb women's slalom that you can follow on NEVEITALIA, starting at 12.30 with the FIS live timing service. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE TIMING CLICK HERE FOR THE STARTLIST OF THE 1^ HEAT There are five Italians entered in race-1 (as well as tomorrow's encore). Martina Peterlini is looking for the first points of the season, starting with the number 33, with an even more difficult track that will find Marta Rossetti, with the number 38, Lara Della Mea (42), Vera Tschurtschenthaler (43), and even more so Anita Gulli, who will try to snatch the missed qualification from Semmering by exiting the starting gate with number 50 (before Lara Colturi who will have number 51).

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