After two months without competing, including five weeks without training on the downhill bike, Emilie Siegenthaler could really only hope for a lucky day to win a medal.
"When you go so long without training and racing, you lack confidence. And if your best result is third place anyway, then you can't expect to ride onto the podium at the World Championships with a history like that," says Siegenthaler after the race. "I went into the final much more relaxed than I was in qualifying and the run was also without any major mistakes. But to risk more, you need the confidence that only comes from results," Siegenthaler continues.

Sixth place is also the best World Championship result of her career and in this respect she can be more than satisfied. "The overall Swiss result is also good," she adds, looking beyond her own horizons.

However, Carina Cappellari in particular cannot be satisfied. She did well in the first minute, but then her chain slipped and her dream of a top ten result was over. "It's a shame, I think I could have done a lot today," she says disappointedly.

Eva Battola thinks everything, including the atmosphere on the course, is "fantastic". She is "happy to be here", despite the two mistakes she chalks up to herself. "But that's part of the game," says Battola.

Rachel Atherton, on the other hand, outclassed her competitors once again, celebrating her fifth World Championship triumph and giving her compatriot Thanee Seagrave, who she has beaten several times this season, no chance on this sunny day in Lenzerheide.