After her second qualification time, Kathrin Stirnemann made an excellent impression from the round of 16 to the semi-final and won all of her runs without pushing herself to the limit. She didn't get off to the best start in the final, but was then able to overtake Alexandra Engen in a technical passage with jumps and take the lead. However, the Swede countered and did not let the lead slip away. "I only saw a shadow pass me," says Stirnemann and adds: "I'm happy with my second place because Alexandra had the better legs today. I gave it a go and actually did everything right. My goal after the competition today was to be back on the podium in the overall standings and I achieved that."

Stirnemann is now in second place overall behind Engen, ahead of Sweden's Jenny Rissveds, who only finished fifth on the day behind Australia's Petra Mullens. Third in the race was the Norwegian Ingrid Boe Jacobsen.

A 17-year-old Aline Seitz from Buchs in the canton of Aargau caused a surprise. In her first World Cup Elminator competition, she reached the semi-finals and fought valiantly for positions in the small final. In the end, she finished sixth, leaving cross-country World Cup winner Eva Lechner (ITA) behind her. "I would never have thought that. That was fantastic. It was my first World Cup ever," said a delighted Seitz, who even showed stamina on the home straight.

Halzer wins - Freiburghaus drops out
In the men's race, Sepp Freiburghaus, who won this race in 2012, was unfortunately eliminated in the quarter-finals when he was touched by German champion Simon Gegenheimer and crashed. His first diagnosis was a broken collarbone. Swiss champion Marcel Wildhaber also had to bow out in the quarter-finals against Daniel Federspiel and South African Philipp Buys. He is the best Swiss player in eleventh place. Stefan Peter finishes 14th

Before the big final, rain sets in. The Slovenian Miha Halzer rides the last run with the same pattern as the other runs before. He chases into first position on an asphalt climb and pulls away. He thus confidently takes his first World Cup victory ahead of Austria's Daniel Federspiel, who now takes the overall lead in the World Cup. World champion Paul van der Ploeg from Australia takes third place.