ALPINE SKI WORLD CUP 1997/98
Mammoth Mtn (CA, USA) Women's Parallel. 28.Nov.1997

Gerg Wins World Cup Parallel In Mammoth

Mammoth Mountain., CA, November 28, 1997--The Women's World Cup got off to a strong start today. A blizzard had blown through the High Sierras earlier in the week, leaving between three and five feet of fresh snow on Mammoth's slopes.
Hilde Gerg of Germany racked up her first World Cup victory of the '97-98 season in Friday's parallel. The event was a near sweep for the German team, with Martina Ertl placing second and Katja Seizinger placing fourth. Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria, came in third. No Americans competed in this event.
The parallel is a hybrid between slalom and giant slalom which features slalom gates and giant slalom gates alternately in each race. The event has caused controversy, as only the top 32 athletes from the World Cup start list are eligible to compete.
Women's competition continues on Saturday with the super G. This event was originally scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, but the snowstorm forced officials to delay the race until Saturday.
Women's 2nd Parallel, November 28,1997
1 Hilde Gerg GER
2 Martina Ertl GER
3 Alexandra Meissnitzer AUT
4 Katja Seizinger GER
5 Urska Hrovat SLO
6 Leila Picard FRA
7 Ylva Nowen SWE
8 Renate Goetschl AUT
9 Deborah Compagnoni ITA
10 Isolde Kostner ITA
11 Florence Masnada FRA
12 Heidi Zurbriggen SUI
13 Anita Wachter AUT
14 Stephanie Schuster AUT
15 Karin Roten SUI
16 Carole Montillet FRA
17 Ingrid Salvenmoser AUT
18 Barbara Merlin ITA
19 Lara Magoni ITA
20 Helen-Ingebor Marken NOR
21 Sonja Nef SUI
22 Catherine Borghi SUI
23 Regine Cavagnoud FRA
24 Regina Haeusl GER
25 Katharina Gutensohn GER
26 Svetlana Gladishiva RUS