The parallel giant slalom in Yanqing, China, is not going according to plan for the Swiss team. Only Julie Zogg made it through to the quarter-finals.
There she got stuck against the Austrian Sabine Payer, who later lost the final to the Italian Lucia Dalmasso. Ester Ledecka, winner of the season opener in China a week ago, was not present. For Flurina Bätschi and Dario Caviezel in the men's event, the round of 16 was the end of the line.
Only Grond a semi-finalist
Cross-country skiing. - Only Valerio Grond represented the Swiss colors in the semi-finals of the sprint in Lillehammer, as Janik Riebli was eliminated in the first knockout round, Nadine Fähndrich did not compete due to a cold and the women's trio of Anja Weber, Nadja Kälin and Désirée Steiner failed to qualify. Grond, eleventh in qualifying, had no problems in the quarter-finals, but in the preliminary round he was caught before turning into the stadium. The finals ended with favorite wins by Johannes Hösflot Klaebo and Jonna Sundling.