Potentially Austria’s best chance for home success today comes with Julia Shai. She made the podium here 12 months ago. That was her first and only World Cup podium and it came right here in Solden in October of 20 24. Now in October of 2025, she’s off to a flying start. The 27year-old Austrian racing on home snow and visibility a little better for Shai than it was for the three who went before her. An athlete that absolutely loves a challenge again looking calm and collected coming down into this steep steep pitch. Staying tight tight tight especially on those left footer red gates getting drawn away slightly on the right where the hill starts to fall away. But now we we know that it’s not worth trying to let things go too early. You’ve really got to keep things about you here. Keep your movements smooth and calm coming up to these rollers. What have you got left in the legs? And she has an enormous advantage. Oh, this is fantastic from Julia Shine. The Austrian fans are on their feet. If she finishes, she could lead by well over half a second. Sh leads by 1.28. Oh my word, what a start to the season. The Austrians haven’t won a World Cup giant slot and for years it’s been 79 World Cup races since they won a World Cup GS. 2016 the last time Shai could change all that today. What a first run flyer that was from Judia Shan.
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