Tessa Worley, wins GS in Grandvalira Soldeu 2012

Today the French skier Tessa Worley, has imposed herself as the best skier of the Grandvalira-Soldeu 2012 Giant slalom.

This race, held on the Avet slope in the words of Worley“ is one of the best tracks that she has ever skied on in the World Cup circuit“ and Maria Hoefl-Riesch, has called it even this season‘s „best track“ within the World Cup.

Due to the strong wind that reached up to 30km/h, the organization decided to lower the starting point of the second run to the 2.135 meters.

Worley obtained the victory in both the first and second run, reaching a total time of 2.01.80 minutes. The French skier obtains this way her second consecutive victory of the Giant. With this first place, she also positions herself on the first place of the World Cup Giant slalom ranking with a total of 310 points.

The Slovenian Tina Maze, got the second place on the podium with a total time of 2.01.96 minutes and Maria Hoefl-Riesch finished on the third position (2.02.55).

Despite the low temperatures, the public that attended the race really wormed up the atmosphere, transforming this day into an authentic ski festival. The Spanish skier Carolina Ruiz, that was eliminated after the first run, received a huge amount of support from the public that shouted her name continuously. The cheering and the good vibes continued during a very competitive second run