For the media the dispute is wide open for obvious reason since as in 2011 (2011's finals where in Lenzerheide, while in 2012 got moved to Schladming as test for this year's World Cup) Crystal Globes are assigned on Mother Nature's will. Bigger shock back in 2011 when Hoefl-Risch won the Overall Globe by just 3 points on Vonn (afterward might be said it was a great shock for her too, as she's got worse and although the big experience she's having dodgy results, the thing comes clear seing all her DNF in slalom).
Rule book and venues are to be revised.
Close pattern.
To sum up.
Nothing changed in those standings.
Svindal wins Downhill and Super-G globes; racing hardly would have changed things but... But Svindal loses the Overall, and this is very bad for the rest of the week loses his thrill too. Imagine Svindal winning in both DH and SG (he was big favorite so that wasn't far from happening), scoring 200 points... Giant-Slalom and Slalom would have taken a much different look, Hirscher against all odds has never failed a Slalom but so did also Neureuther until last week.
Maze wins the Super-G. Nothing to do for Mancuso, the comeback looked quit impossible though.
But Maze loses the Downhill 1 single point behind the injured Vonn. An hard blow to her flawless season.
What now?...
Today the Team event, the dual slalom, mix teams, nothing to be assigned... yes, a TV and promotional/marketing event.
Then from tomorrow the technical disciplines only ladies' slalom globe to be assigned.
Schedule's order:
Saturday
Men's Giant-Slalom
Run 1 at 9.00 CET - Run 2 at 11.30 CET
1
|
Ted
|
Ligety
|
USA
|
620
|
2
|
Marcel
|
Hirscher
|
AUT
|
495
|
3
|
Manfred
|
Moelgg
|
ITA
|
275
|
4
|
Alexis
|
Pinturault
|
FRA
|
266
|
5
|
Felix
|
Neureuther
|
GER
|
232
|
6
|
Aksel Lund
|
Svindal
|
NOR
|
229
|
7
|
Thomas
|
Fanara
|
FRA
|
191
|
8
|
Marcus
|
Sandell
|
FIN
|
168
|
9
|
Fritz
|
Dopfer
|
GER
|
166
|
10
|
Davide
|
Simoncelli
|
ITA
|
151
|
11
|
Ivica
|
Kostelic
|
CRO
|
140
|
12
|
Benjamin
|
Raich
|
AUT
|
127
|
13
|
Philipp
|
Schoerghofer
|
AUT
|
126
|
14
|
Christoph
|
Noesig
|
AUT
|
125
|
15
|
Massimiliano
|
Blardone
|
ITA
|
124
|
16
|
Marcel
|
Mathis
|
AUT
|
121
|
17
|
Stefan
|
Luitz
|
GER
|
100
|
18
|
Steve
|
Missillier
|
FRA
|
100
|
19
|
Hannes
|
Reichelt
|
AUT
|
98
|
20
|
Kjetil
|
Jansrud
|
NOR
|
95
|
21
|
Didier
|
Defago
|
SUI
|
92
|
22
|
Cyprien
|
Richard
|
FRA
|
88
|
23
|
Leif Kristian
|
Haugen
|
NOR
|
84
|
24
|
Florian
|
Eisath
|
ITA
|
73
|
25
|
Mathieu
|
Faivre
|
FRA
|
71
|
Always of the thought odds so low deserve a lay, even when it's Ted Ligety in a Giant-Slalom.
Pinturault is closer to the top 2 than odds suggest.
Ladies' Slalom
Run 1 at 10.00 CET - Run 2 at 12.30 CET
1
|
Tina
|
Maze
|
SLO
|
595
|
2
|
Mikaela
|
Shiffrin
|
USA
|
588
|
3
|
Veronika
|
Zuzulova Velez
|
SVK
|
471
|
4
|
Frida
|
Hansdotter
|
SWE
|
435
|
5
|
Tanja
|
Poutiainen
|
FIN
|
354
|
6
|
Maria
|
Pietilae-Holmner
|
SWE
|
308
|
7
|
Wendy
|
Holdener
|
SUI
|
289
|
8
|
Maria
|
Riesch Hoefl
|
GER
|
279
|
9
|
Kathrin
|
Zettel
|
AUT
|
267
|
10
|
Michaela
|
Kirchgasser
|
AUT
|
206
|
11
|
Lena
|
Duerr
|
GER
|
192
|
12
|
Bernadette
|
Schild
|
AUT
|
183
|
13
|
Erin
|
Mielzynski
|
CAN
|
177
|
14
|
Nicole
|
Hosp
|
AUT
|
175
|
15
|
Nathalie
|
Eklund
|
SWE
|
160
|
16
|
Therese
|
Borssen
|
SWE
|
150
|
17
|
Marie-Michele
|
Gagnon
|
CAN
|
143
|
18
|
Irene
|
Curtoni
|
ITA
|
130
|
19
|
Christina
|
Geiger
|
GER
|
127
|
20
|
Anna
|
Swenn-Larsson
|
SWE
|
127
|
21
|
Nina
|
Loeseth
|
NOR
|
115
|
22
|
Sarka
|
Zahrobska
|
CZE
|
109
|
23
|
Carmen
|
Thalmann
|
AUT
|
102
|
24
|
Laurie
|
Mougel
|
FRA
|
87
|
25
|
Alexandra
|
Daum
|
AUT
|
82
|
Maze and Shiffrin for the small Globe.
Odds much fair here, Maze slight fav for winning last Slalom, while Shiffrin showed signs of a crack.
With those big odds Gagnon and Holdener may worth a little shot, although it's hard to understand how much their placements of last stage were due to a real peak shape rather than the strange condition of Ofterschwang.
Sunday
Men's Slalom
Run 1 at 9.00 CET - Run 2 at 11.30 CET
1
|
Marcel
|
Hirscher
|
AUT
|
880
|
2
|
Felix
|
Neureuther
|
GER
|
616
|
3
|
Andre
|
Myhrer
|
SWE
|
482
|
4
|
Ivica
|
Kostelic
|
CRO
|
475
|
5
|
Manfred
|
Moelgg
|
ITA
|
309
|
6
|
Fritz
|
Dopfer
|
GER
|
288
|
7
|
Jens
|
Byggmark
|
SWE
|
274
|
8
|
Mario
|
Matt
|
AUT
|
269
|
9
|
Alexis
|
Pinturault
|
FRA
|
264
|
10
|
Reinfried
|
Herbst
|
AUT
|
197
|
11
|
Mattias
|
Hargin
|
SWE
|
178
|
12
|
Manfred
|
Pranger
|
AUT
|
171
|
13
|
Stefano
|
Gross
|
ITA
|
170
|
14
|
Patrick
|
Thaler
|
ITA
|
160
|
15
|
Ted
|
Ligety
|
USA
|
143
|
16
|
Giuliano
|
Razzoli
|
ITA
|
138
|
17
|
Markus
|
Larsson
|
SWE
|
131
|
18
|
Steve
|
Missillier
|
FRA
|
126
|
19
|
Benjamin
|
Raich
|
AUT
|
118
|
20
|
Naoki
|
Yuasa
|
JPN
|
114
|
21
|
David
|
Chodounsky
|
USA
|
105
|
22
|
Henrik
|
Kristoffersen
|
NOR
|
98
|
23
|
Jean-Baptiste
|
Grange
|
FRA
|
92
|
24
|
Markus
|
Vogel
|
SUI
|
82
|
25
|
Cristian
|
Deville
|
ITA
|
81
|
Nothing wrong, Hirscher has won 5 of 9 slaloms this season, but under the even in the discipline where there's the highest probability to go out it's always worth of a lay.
Neurether has been close to Hirscher for the whole season, Matt has found a good shape in this final part, Kostelic won last slalom although he is always given as finished, Pinturault can win everything if he draws the good day.
Ladies' Giant-Slalom
Run 1 at 10.00 CET - Run 2 at 12.30 CET
1
|
Tina
|
Maze
|
SLO
|
700
|
2
|
Anna
|
Fenninger
|
AUT
|
435
|
3
|
Kathrin
|
Zettel
|
AUT
|
382
|
4
|
Viktoria
|
Rebensburg
|
GER
|
361
|
5
|
Tessa
|
Worley
|
FRA
|
303
|
6
|
Maria
|
Riesch Hoefl
|
GER
|
213
|
7
|
Irene
|
Curtoni
|
ITA
|
193
|
8
|
Frida
|
Hansdotter
|
SWE
|
180
|
9
|
Jessica
|
Lindell-Vikarby
|
SWE
|
172
|
10
|
Dominique
|
Gisin
|
SUI
|
170
|
11
|
Julia
|
Mancuso
|
USA
|
154
|
12
|
Lara
|
Gut
|
SUI
|
153
|
13
|
Michaela
|
Kirchgasser
|
AUT
|
153
|
14
|
Eva-Maria
|
Brem
|
AUT
|
152
|
15
|
Stefanie
|
Koehle
|
AUT
|
148
|
16
|
Elisabeth
|
Goergl
|
AUT
|
124
|
17
|
Lindsey C.
|
Kildow Vonn
|
USA
|
114
|
18
|
Anemone
|
Marmottan
|
FRA
|
113
|
19
|
Mikaela
|
Shiffrin
|
USA
|
110
|
20
|
Denise
|
Karbon
|
ITA
|
109
|
21
|
Tanja
|
Poutiainen
|
FIN
|
106
|
22
|
Ana
|
Drev
|
SLO
|
104
|
23
|
Marie-Michele
|
Gagnon
|
CAN
|
104
|
24
|
Nadia
|
Fanchini
|
ITA
|
104
|
25
|
Taina
|
Barioz
|
FRA
|
89
|
Maze has widely dominated this disciplines.
However I think her success has been built in that 4 consecutive wins at the beginning of the season.
Remember the change of the skis, with the new radius of turn, and being the best overall, the right, or even perfect, mix of technic and power was the big difference between her and the rest of the field.
She was mastering the new skis, while the other were at the mercy of the skis, and Maze was winning both runs giving the impressions she wasn't even pushing.
As season went on the margin got reduced.
Maze hasn't won last 5 (3rd once, then 4 2nd place in a row).
Odds on Fenninger and Worley are too low for me though, they are the major danger, Rebensburg and Riesch are too much up-and-downs.
