Lara Markthaler put the finishing touches to a memorable first Winter Olympics when she was involved in two runs in the Women’s Slalom at Milano Cortina in Italy on Wednesday. In her final act at these Games, she improved impressively on her performance in the Giant Slalom.
In her first Slalom run on Wednesday, she placed 46th in 52.72sec and in her second her time of 56.95 saw her finish that run in 40th position. When combined, it lifted her to 39th position overall – which was seven positions better than she had in the Giant Slalom when placing 46th.
Markthaler had celebrated her 19th birthday three days earlier by competing in two runs in the Women’s Giant Slalom. She placed 47th overall, after completing her first run in 1min 12.17sec and her second in 1:19.29.
The Alpine Skier had finished 52nd in that first run and 48th in the second one, which gave her an overall 47th placing. To highlight how tough the course was, no fewer than 20 athletes registered a DNF (Did Not Finish).
