Switzerland's Aline Danioth won the women's slalom at Coronet Peak in New Zealand. The race was a FIS event that also counted for the New Zealand national championships. According to SKINEWS.CH, it is the 28-year-old from the canton of Uri's first race win in Oceania. In the men's race, British brothers Luca, Zak and Freddy Carrick-Smith filled the entire podium.
Fastest first run
SKINEWS.CH reports that Danioth set the fastest time in the first run. In the second run, only her Swiss teammate Klopfenstein was quicker among all classified skiers. Neveitalia reports that Danioth, born in 1998, finished 0.21 seconds ahead of Britain's Molly Butler, who made the podium again. Neither report gives a winning time. According to SKINEWS.CH, Danioth had already finished second twice in August.
Australia's Phoebe Heaydon took third, well behind Butler. Neveitalia puts her 1.12 seconds back. Next came Klopfenstein and New Zealand's Mikayla Smyth, who was fifth, 2.58 seconds off the pace. As the best-placed New Zealander, Smyth takes the national title. The two sources spell Klopfenstein's first name differently: Neveitalia writes "Amalie", while SKINEWS.CH writes "Amelie". Italy's Matilde Rava, 26th the day before, went out in the second run.
Carrick-Smith clean sweep
Luca Carrick-Smith won the men's race comfortably. Neveitalia notes that the Briton, born in 2005, has a full World Cup winter behind him. He beat his brother Zak by 1.31 seconds and Freddy Carrick-Smith by 1.80 seconds. Zak and Freddy are twins born in 2007.
France's Skabar finished fourth, missing the podium by seven hundredths. Americans Krupka and Mikell came next. Jesse Mutton was the best New Zealander in 18th, which makes him national champion.
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Next up at Coronet Peak
The slaloms came after Tuesday's giant slaloms at the same venue. Coronet Peak will host more racing from Friday, 4 September, to Monday, 7 September, with four giant slaloms and four slaloms on the Australia New Zealand Cup schedule.
