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 COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. The tentative schedule had called for three parallel events, but the other two (scheduled for St. Moritz and Davos, Switzerland) were removed to limit the amount of travel during the pandemic.
The sole event was won by
Petra Vlhová
Petra Vlhová (born 13 June 1995) is a Slovak FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer who specialises in the technical events of Slalom skiing, slalom and giant slalom. Vlhová won the World Cup overall title in 2021 a ...
, who thus won the season championship, although a crystal globe was not awarded for it due to the limited events.
This specific championship includes both parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom races. At this time, parallel races are not included in the season finals, being held in 2021 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.
Th ...
,
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 ...
.
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 parallel giant slalom was held on 16 February 2021.
Standings
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*DNS = Did not start
*DNQ = Did not qualify
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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
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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 giant slalom
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's slalom
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World Cup scoring system
References
External links
Alpine Skiingat
FIS website
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Women's parallel
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's parallel discipline titles