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The second giant from Courchevel rewards the Swede, seven years after that first and only time in Kuehtai. Mikaela, who preceded her yesterday, settles for 2nd place and runs away to the cup.
Wednesday 22 December 2021 4 minutes reading time
From 28 December 2014, in the fog of Kuehtai, to 22 December 2021 under the sun of Courchevel, to conquer his second World Cup victory.
What a show this Sara Hector who dominates the second round in Haute-Savoie, after having already frightened yesterday with the place of honor behind Mikaela Shiffrin (signing the best time of the heats). It is her track, the Stade Emile-Allais, where the Swede has won three of her five podiums in the cup, since in 2020 she was second in race-1, behind Marta Bassino who today completed the podium, finishing at shoulders of those who dominated the two-day French between wide doors.
"It's incredible and wonderful to win again - exclaimed Sara, still very excited, in the interview with Giulia Candiago at FIS - I'm surprised, I didn't think I was so fast, instead everything worked very well and I did it ". Hector who is now also in second place in the specialty cup, 78 points from that Mikaela Shiffrin who today was beaten by 35 cents, but smiles all right after the race and celebrates with teammates for the leadership between slalom and giant at the national cup level. "Congratulations to Sara, she was fantastic - the words of the American champion - Like yesterday, it was a demanding second heat, today we had to hold on and for me it is an important second place".
The taximeter continues to run, with the podium 114 in the World Cup which means connection to the Austrian legend Annemarie Moser-Proell, second ever behind only Lindsey Vonn (at an altitude of 137), increasingly red bib in the giant and the first real attempt at breakaway in the general, with 115 points of margin on Sofia Goggia and another six consecutive technical races in the program.
Starting with those of Lienz, where on the day of the slalom of 29 December, Mikaela will celebrate exactly 10 years from the first podium in CdM, obtained right on the Schlossberg. We bet he'll do it his way?
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