2026 Olympics Held In Which Country — Team SA’s Lara Markthaler Signs Off Winter Games Debut in Style

2026 olympics held in which country — in Milano Cortina in Italy on Wednesday, Team SA’s Lara Markthaler put the finishing touches to a memorable first Winter Olympics by completing two runs in the women’s slalom.

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In her final act at the Games, the 19-year-old improved on her giant slalom showing. Markthaler’s first slalom run placed her 46th with a time of 52. 72 seconds, and her second run of 56. 95 seconds put her 40th for that leg. The combined result lifted her to 39th overall, seven positions better than her giant slalom finish of 46th.

Markthaler’s slalom runs in Milano Cortina

Markthaler completed two slalom runs on Wednesday at Milano Cortina in Italy. Her 52. 72sec first run and 56. 95 second run produced individual run placings of 46th and 40th and a combined 39th overall, marking an upward move from her earlier event.

Birthday and giant slalom performance

She had celebrated her 19th birthday three days earlier by contesting two runs in the women’s giant slalom. In that event she placed 47th overall after a first run of 1min 12. 17sec and a second run of 1: 19. 29.

How the giant course tested the field

The giant slalom course proved punishing: Markthaler was 52nd in the first giant slalom run and 48th in the second, and no fewer than 20 athletes registered a DNF (did not finish) on that course.

Looking ahead

Markthaler’s two-run slalom finish on Wednesday closed her Milano Cortina programme, but details about any next competitions or the South African team’s immediate plans are unclear in the provided context.