Slaloms where held here in 2011 and 2010, to say how things changed since the last time: Shiffrin was bib #38 and didn't finish run1, Vonn was bib #16 while now she isn't ranked anymore in SL starting list.
2011's top5 was M.Schild, Poutiainen, Zettel, Kirchgasser, Maze.
While in 2010 it was M.Schild, Poutiainen, Maze, Pietilae-Holmner, Zettel.
Made few picks, easy ones because it's only the scenod slalom of the season so "trends" are yet to show off:
Marlies is 2/2 here, but now she's older, she's had a year-off because of injury, harldy she'll repeat those performances. Holdener is a nice young who's doing well I'd rate her in the top15 of slalom in WC.
I'd rate Swenn-Larsson much better than Feierabend, and also Swenn-Larsson is in the second group of the starting list (bib 8 to 16) while Feierabend is 34th.
Better shape also for Pietilae-Holmner showed in GS where she's a steady top10 despite the high bibs, in slalom she's in the first group (bib 1 to 7).
In the double picking Eklund and Thalmann, both showing better shape, Thalmann scored two 3rd place in Nor-Am and European Cup slaloms, Eklund won that EC slalom. While going through Strachova and Duerr recent races I've found that both haven't competed in slalom after Levi, racing instead Giant-Slalom (with no relevant results) and surprisingly Super-Gs and Dowhnills.
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