The rain in the morning and shortly before the start of the women's race made the 1.847-kilometre course a slippery affair and ultimately no skier got through without making a mistake.
Emilie Siegenthaler was also thrown back and forth a few times, slipping and struggling at times. But she still has herself and her bike under control. "You have to ride safely and I'm good at that," she says with a laugh as it's clear: she's on the podium for the second time after 2017 in Lenzerheide.

The crowd is thrilled when the skier from Biel, who finished fifth in qualifying, sees her name at the top of the rankings. She raises her arm triumphantly in the air and is congratulated by her friend Camille Balanche, who is third at this point. "Top five was my goal and I achieved it," commented Siegenthaler at first.
When first the Italian Veronika Widmann and then the German Nina Hoffmann fail to match Siegenthaler's time and Balanche's after a fall and defect, it is clear: as in Val di Sole, two Swiss women are allowed on the World Cup podium at the podium ceremony.

Marine Cabirou confirms her current top form. The winner from the previous week clearly sets the best time, 7.085 seconds faster than Siegenthaler, and is eagerly awaiting the ride of the fastest qualifier Tracey Hannah in the hot seat. The Australian is sometimes behind in the split times, then ahead and then behind again in the final section. However, only 0.264 seconds separated her from victory at the finish. Cabirou celebrates her second World Cup victory, Hannah defends the overall lead.

"It's amazing to have two Swiss women in the top five and, with Carina Capellari, three in the top eleven," says Siegenthaler, who is also delighted with the overall performance.
In Val di Sole it was the other way around, with Balanche in third place and Siegenthaler in fifth.
The European champion is not completely satisfied at first, because after her ride she no longer expects a podium. It only became clear when Hoffmann crashed. "I'm happy with fifth place," she says with a grin, "and with Emilie on the podium again." She is just over half a second behind Siegenthaler.

Carina Cappellari speaks of a shock moment at the finish. She clicked off in a steep section and almost went over the handlebars. "I could hardly believe that I managed to save it. After that, I had another little moment. After that, I just enjoyed crossing the finish line in front of the fantastic crowd here," explained Cappellari about her eleventh place (+15.257).