The women's giant slalom in the
2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of 8 events including the final in
Lenzerheide
Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.
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, Switzerland. The original schedule had included nine events, but a race in
Semmering had to be cancelled after the first run had already been completed when hurricane-force winds moved in and caused significant damage, including to the timing equipment.
Italian skier
Marta Bassino
Marta Bassino (born 27 February 1996) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. She competes in all disciplines, with a focus in giant slalom, in which she has six World Cup wins.
Biography
Born in Cuneo, Piedmont, Bassino lives in Borgo ...
won four of the first five events in the discipline to establish a lead of over 100 points, which remained consistent from there; she clinched the crystal globe for the season after the next-to-last event in
Jasná
Jasná is a small village situated in central Slovakia, in the Low Tatras mountains. It is a part of the municipality Demänovská Dolina.
Skiing venue
The Jasná area resorts have a total of more than 30 lifts on all sides of the Chopok Mou ...
, Slovakia, where she finished fourth.
The season was interrupted by the
2021 World Ski Championships, which were held from 8–21 February in
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the ...
, Italy. The
women's giant slalom took place on 18 February 2021.
The final took place on Sunday, 21 March in
Lenzerheide
Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.
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,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. Only the top 25 of the specific ranking and the winner of the
Junior World Championship, plus athletes who have scored at least 500 points in the overall classification, were eligible.
Standings
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*DNS = Did not start
*DNF1 = Did Not Finish run 1
*DNQ = Did not qualify for run 2
*DNF = Did Not Finish run 2
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See also
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's summary rankings
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's overall
The women's overall in the 2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved 31 events in 5 disciplines: downhill (DH), Super-G (SG), giant slalom (GS), slalom (SL), and parallel (PAR). The sixth discipline, Alpine combined (AC), had all three of its eve ...
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's downhill
The women's downhill in the 2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of seven events. The original schedule had called for eight downhills, but (as discussed below) the World Cup finals race was canceled.
2018 discipline champion Sofia Goggi ...
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's super-G
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's slalom
The women's slalom in the 2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of 9 events, as planned.
The battle for the season championship turned into a three-way contest between defending discipline champion Petra Vlhová from Slovakia, six-time disc ...
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's parallel
The women's parallel competition in the 2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of only 1 event, a parallel giant slalom, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tentative schedule had called for three parallel events, but the other two (scheduled f ...
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World Cup scoring system
References
External links
Alpine Skiingat
FIS website
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Women's giant slalom
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's giant slalom discipline titles