The World Cup Alpine Ski back to Squaw Valley 48 years later

final sprint for the women's Alpine Skiing World Cup. The last weekend before the Finals Aspen provides a Giant Slalom and one in Squaw Valley.

Thursday 9 March 2017 4 minutes reading time

Squaw Valley is a renowned ski resort in California, on the border with Nevada. It is famous for organizing the Winter Olympics of 1960. From that day once housed only four races of the Alpine Ski World Cup, a Giant Slalom and one for sex in the 1968-69 season. Are therefore only the second record related to the female giant. The February 23, 1960 Yvone Rugg graduated Olympic champion in front of Penelope Pitou and Giuliana Chenal Minuzzo, unique blue to boast podiums in the first level in Squaw Valley races. The March 1, 1969 instead imposed Florence Steurer front of Marilyn Cochran and Bernadette Rauter. Two even earlier in the Special Slalom. For the 1960 Games gold went to Anne Heggtveit, silver and bronze Betsy Snite Barbara Henneberger; the Rowing World of February 28, 1969 successfully instead of Bernadette Rauter Cup Ingrid Lafforgue and Judy Nagel. The two races held in Squaw Valley could close the speeches related to the specialty cups. In Giant Tessa Worley commands with 120 points ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin, only one still capable of removing them from the trophy; if the French come second it would defeat the final Giant Aspen. Even easier the task of Mikaela Shiffrin Slalom. The US, which has 145 points of Veronika Velez Zuzulova, attacking only mathematically still in the running, simply place themselves on the podium regardless of the outcome of the Slovak. The female Giant Squaw Valley will be held Friday, March 10; The first round will be played at Italian 19:00 local 10:00, the second at Italian 22:00 local 13:00. Same hours for the Slalom which will be staged Saturday, March 11 and that will be the last race of the World Cup - men included - before the Finals Aspen.

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