Less speed disciplines and more technical. The division of the race for the 2022/23 season should suit the Olympic slalom winner Petra Vlhová.
Photo: SITA, Milo Fabian
Petra Vlhová may have reason to smile after the preliminary publication of the World Cup calendar.
Although the final form of the World Cup calendar for the 2022/23 season will be approved by the Congress of the International Ski Federation only during the summer, its first shot has already seen the light of day.
The skiproguru.com portal has published preliminary dates and disciplines that skiers should complete next season.
Petra Vlhová and her opponents should complete 37 World Cup races, which is the same number as last season. But while in the year 2021/22 there were up to 9 conventions and 9 super-G, there will be significantly fewer of them in the future. Specifically 4 super-G events and 7 conventions.
“It doesn’t surprise me, because there was already some noise about it at the end of the season. We had a preliminary idea of what was going on, “said Petra Vlha’s brother and team manager Boris Vlha for Pravda.
Less speed disciplines are to be replaced by a larger representation of parallel races (4 events) and alpine combinations (3 events).
“In the fight for a large crystal globe, this will suit mainly technically oriented skiers, who will be at an advantage compared to the speed ones,” said Vlha.
The number of races in Vlh’s strongest disciplines, ie slalom and giant slalom, remained unchanged compared to last year – in both cases there will be 9 races.
One of the reasons for such a radical plan of the International Ski Federation may be the lower attractiveness for television viewers. The downhill and the super-G only go on one lap.
“Two-round disciplines are more attractive for spectators and they always graduate in the second round. The girls go in reverse order and it is not clear until the last moment which one will win. This is not the case in those speeds, “added Vlha.
Petra Vlhová and her program in the season 2021/22
| Date of the event | Place and discipline | Location of Vlhovova |
| October 23 | Sölden – a huge slalom | 3. city |
| November 13 | Lech Zürs – parallel slalom | did not start |
| November 20 | Levi – slalom | 1. city |
| November 21 | Levi – slalom | 1. city |
| November 27 | Killington – giant slalom | canceled |
| November 28 | Killington – slalom | 2. city |
| December 3 | Lake Louise – zjazd | did not start |
| December 4 | Lake Louise – zjazd | did not start |
| December 5 | Lake Louise – super G | did not start |
| December 11 | St. Moritz – super G | did not start |
| December 12 | St. Moritz – super G | did not start |
| December 18 | Val d´Isere – exit | did not start |
| December 19 | Val d´Isere – super G | did not start |
| December 21 | Courchevel – giant slalom | 4. city |
| December 22 | Courchevel – giant slalom | 5. city |
| December 28 | Lienz – giant slalom | 2. city |
| December 29 | Lienz – slalom | 1. city |
| January 4 | Zagreb – slalom | 1. city |
| January 8 | Kranjska Gora – obrovský slalom | 15. city |
| January 9 | Kranjska Gora – slalom | 1. city |
| January 11 | Schladming – slalom | 2. city |
| January 15 | Zauchensee – zjazd | 26. city |
| January 16 | Zauchensee – super G | 18. city |
| January 22 | Cortina d’Ampezzo – zjazd | did not start |
| January 23 | Cortina d’Ampezzo – super G | did not start |
| January 25 | Kronplatz – giant slalom | 2. city |
| January 29 | Garmisch Partenkirchen – zjazd | did not start |
| January 30 | Garmisch Partenkirchen – great G | did not start |
| February 7 | Beijing Olympics – a huge slalom | 14. city |
| February 9 | Beijing Olympics – slalom | 1. city |
| February 11 | Olympic Games in Beijing – super G | did not start |
| February 15 | Olympic Games in Beijing – Congress | did not start |
| February 17 | Beijing Olympic Games – combination | did not start |
| February 19 | Beijing Olympics – team competition | did not start |
| February 26 | Crans Montana – exit | 29. city |
| February 27 | Crans Montana – exit | 16. city |
| 5. mark | Lenzerheide – great G | 18. city |
| 6. mark | Lenzerheide – giant slalom | did not finish |
| 11. mark | Are – a huge slalom | 1. city |
| 12. mark | Are – slalom | 4. city |
| 16. mark | SP final in Courchevel – downhill | 16. city |
| 17. mark | SP final in Courchevel – super G | 17. city |
| 18. mark | SP final in Courchevel – team competition | did not start |
| 19. mark | SP final in Courchevel – slalom | 3. city |
| 20. mark | SP final in Courchevel – huge slalom | 3. city |
Final standings SP (after 37 of 37 competitions): 1. Shiffrin (USA) 1493 points, 2. VLHOVÁ (SR) 1309, 3. Brignone (ITA) 1055, 4. Mowinckelová (NOR) 880, 5. Gisinová 874 (CHE), 6. Goggio (Tal.) ) 873.
Final slalom standings (9 of 9): 1. VLHOVÁ 770 b, 2. Shiffrinová 501, 3. Duerrová (DEU) 437, 4. Liensbergerová (AUT) 392, 5. Holdenerová (CHE) 357, 6. Buciková (Slo.) 277
The final order in FIG. slalom (after 9 of 9 races): 1. Worley (FRA) 567 points, 2. Hector (SWE) 540, 3. Shiffrin (USA) 507, 4. VLHOVÁ (SR) 491, 5. Bassinová 356, 6. Brignone (both Tal.) 316.
Final standings in super-G (9 of 9): 1. Brignoneová 506 b., 2. E. Curtoniová 390, 3. Shiffrinová 380, …, 40. VLHOVÁ 26.
Final standings (9 of 9): 1. Goggiová 504, 2. Suterová (Švaj.) 407, 3. Ledecká (ČR) 339, 4. Siebenhoferová 331, 5. Puchnerová (both Rakes) 296, 6. Mowinckelová 274, 7. Nuferová 257, 8. Delagová (ITA) 246, 9. Johnson (USA) 240, 10. Scheyerová 237,… 37. VLHOVÁ 22
Order of parallel competitions (1): 1. Slokarová 100, 2. Stjernesundová 80, 3. Lysdahlová 60, 4. Bassinová (ITA) 50, 5. Hectorová 45, 6. Monsenová (NOR) 40
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