Andorran Skier Mijares Crashes Out Early in Flachau World Cup Slalom

Andorran skier Carla Mijares crashed out early in the first run of the Flachau night slalom, hooking a gate on the opening wall and landing on her back without injury.

The seventh World Cup slalom of the season unfolded Thursday evening in Austria, with the first run starting at 17:45 and a second scheduled for 20:45. The demanding course broke up rapidly at the top, leading to numerous falls before stabilizing lower down. Only 47 of 76 starters finished, with Israel's Noa Szollos setting the +4.18-second cutoff for advancement.

Mijares had targeted a top-30 result to build on her career-best 18th in Semmering—her first World Cup points—following 41st in Kranjska Gora, where she missed the second run by 0.77 seconds. She skied with confidence despite tibia and fibula discomfort limiting recent training. Ahead of the race, she noted training less than ideal but affirmed her team's clarity on positioning: if delivering their best, they could contend up front.

Elsewhere, Íria Medina finished 15th in an FIS giant slalom in Sestrière, Italy, on Wednesday, clocking 2:10.89, 2.06 seconds off Swiss winner Lara Baumann. Her team highlighted a solid first run undone by a lower-wall mistake, with poor connection and reading of that section in the second. Medina raced a second FIS giant slalom there Thursday.

In European Cup events, Jordina Caminal and Cande Moreno competed in downhill at Pass Thurn, Austria, after Wednesday training cancellation due to weather; a replacement session ran Thursday ahead of Friday's race. They also entered Thursday's downhill. Bartumeu Gabriel and Xavier Cornella raced continental slalom at Crans-Montana, Switzerland.