Ofterschwang, Germany – Torino Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancusowas ninth and Lindsey Vonn 10th on Friday at an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom held on incredibly soft snow conditions in bluebird southern Bavaria. Temperatures soared into the high 40’s as local Viktoria Rebensburg clocked the wire-to-wire victory and reclaimed the World Cup giant slalom points lead.
Vonn’s overall lead slipped slightly from 528 to 474 as Slovenia’s Tina Maze, her closest competitor for the highest World Cup honor, finished second with eight races remaining in the season. Vonn sat in fourth in the World Cup giant slalom standings following Friday’s race.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIS Alpine World Cup
Ofterschwang, Germany – Mar. 2, 2012
Women’s Giant Slalom
| Rank | Bib | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time | FIS Points |
| 1 | 2 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | 1:14.64 | 1:18.66 | 2:33.30 | 0.00 |
| 2 | 1 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 1:14.75 | 1:18.61 | 2:33.36 | 0.34 |
| 3 | 22 | CURTONI Irene | 1985 | ITA | 1:15.81 | 1:18.23 | 2:34.04 | 4.20 |
| 3 | 3 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:14.78 | 1:19.26 | 2:34.04 | 4.20 |
| 5 | 12 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:15.11 | 1:18.95 | 2:34.06 | 4.31 |
| 6 | 57 | FANCHINI Nadia | 1986 | ITA | 1:16.13 | 1:17.99 | 2:34.12 | 4.65 |
| 7 | 6 | WORLEY Tessa | 1989 | FRA | 1:15.50 | 1:18.87 | 2:34.37 | 6.07 |
| 8 | 21 | KOEHLE Stefanie | 1986 | AUT | 1:15.75 | 1:18.80 | 2:34.55 | 7.09 |
| 9 | 10 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:15.49 | 1:19.09 | 2:34.58 | 7.26 |
| 10 | 4 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:15.69 | 1:18.97 | 2:34.66 | 7.72 |