Good for Goggia who won't risk to injure herself more than she already has, but very unfair to Gut, having less speed races is the only reason for which she will lose a deserved overall globe.
Vlhova is a potential top 10 athlete in all four disciplines, even her weaker ones. Gut isn't. The difference in women's number of races isn't that big anyway.
The difference is much bigger in men's competition with 21 technical races to 13 speed races. Pinturault is the lucky one, if he should win the big globe, not Vlhova.
As for the usual complaint about slalom skiers winning. Well... They are just really good in speed events as well. You really have to be good in both to stand a chance of a medal these days.
The speed event should have been a downhill, not a Super-G. Changing this to a Super-G was simply an awful decision.
I still don't understand, why the championships should already be postponed in July. Shouldn't one at least wait until September or October to see how the situation develops.
Yes, it's the left knee. Her ligament is strained and she has a fracture of the "Tibiakopf" in the knee. (I'm sorry, I have heard this word for the first time today, looked for an online-Translation and didn't find any. Maybe someone else knows the english word.)
Viktoria Rebensburg is out for the rest of the season after her fall in Garmisch. But it's nothing too serious, and she can probably start training again in six to eight weeks.
The parallel "integrity" bullshit will be quickly dropped once the event stretches beyond window TV stations are willing to accept. Do I see these events taking a lot longer now with the additional quals? Unless they will limit these events to one-gender only or just don't broadcast the qual runs at all.
It wouldn't be all that different to Qualifying in Cross Country sprint not being broadcasted.
But if you had to tweak the slalom, start with the first of the downhill and go down the order. But that wouldn't be good for the "TV audience", so you can't help the combined, when there aren't the athletes for it...
You could start with a Slalom run and then reverse the result for the starting order in the Downhill.
If Vlhova does participate, I think you will have a good Chance. She would have won her run for sure, and you would only have needed one more win for at least a tie. Which is possible, our men's team with Neureuther possibly not competing in team's event and Luitz being injured is a bit dubious as well. But I agree that without her Germany would be the favourite.
Amazing weekend for Germany. 2 3rd places and a win and all of that without Dreßen, Dopfer and Neureuther contributing anything. Hopefully Luitz can finally show performances like that consistantly. Everyone always knew that he can have random podium finishes, but he never fully used his potential until now because he made too many big mistakes on a regular basis.
Luitz was pretty consistent in the year before his injury. From January to December 2017 he finished in the top 5 in all World Cups in Giant Slalom. We'll see, if it can continue like this or if the mistakes from his earlier Career will return.
Here's hoping Vlhova takes a rest to have more energy for the Slalom. 
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It's confirmed by the Austrian Federation. They gave him the go to compete for the Netherlands: Marcel Hirscher gibt Comeback - Ski-Legende aus Österreich will ab sofort für die Niederlande an den Start gehen - Eurosport
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