Nine Swedes start in the women's slalom in Zagreb. Next best after the first ride, behind Anna Swenn-Larsson, is Emelie Wikström who is nine.

Someone who had the margins against her was Estelle Alphand. The Swedish was two seconds behind Vlhova after the third interim, but just before the finish, at the very last gate, there was a boundary.

- At the beginning of the ride she almost lays on an inside ski and loses a lot of time. On the floor she was quick and realized that she needed to take time in, says SVT Sports alpine expert Maria Pietilä Holmner.

Sovereign Mikaela Shiffrin made a mistake and lost time. The American who won four times in Zagreb, and always more than one second margin, is second, 1.16 seconds after the flawless Vlhova, ahead of the second race.

The first ride is still ongoing.