Trocker dominates Women’s Giant Slalom as Italy claim 1-3 finish at Narvik

Anna Trocker (ITA) laid down two superb runs to seize gold in the Women’s Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Narvik, Norway.

Elisabeth Bocock (USA) upgraded bronze at Tarvisio 2025 to silver while Tatum Bieler made it an Italy 1-3 after rising 14 places through the field with the fastest second run.

Trocker was fourth out of the start gate in the morning and delivered a clean, precise run to elevate herself into top spot in 1:00.17.

Sue Piller (SUI) posted the second-fastest time of 1:00.86 – 0.69 off the Italian – followed by Swiss teammate Dania Allenbach (1:01.05), 16-year-old Katie Rowekamp (1:01.15) and fellow American Bocock (1:01.26).

Reigning champion Giorgia Collomb of Italy was sixth in 1:01.35, 1.18 secs behind Trocker.

Bieler was 17^th after a 1:02.02 first run with a 1.85 secs deficit on the leader but a sizzling 1:03.77 second run for a combined 2:05.79 elevated her to top spot where she remained until Bocock took to the snow.

The American produced a spectacular upper section, coming across the finish line in 1:04.15 for a total 2:05.41 as she overhauled Bieler with four athletes to ski.

Neither Rowekamp nor Allenbach threatened the podium and although Piller recovered from an error by skiing backwards and staying on the course, it proved costly and scuppered any chance of a medal.

Trocker started with a 1.09 secs advantage and her dynamic second run of 1:03.87 steered the 17-year-old to a comprehensive triumph in 2:04.04, 1.37 secs ahead of Bocock and 1.75 secs in front of Bieler.

“Unbelievable, I am really, really happy with my two runs today,” she said. “I was very nervous at the start but the run was good and now I’m really happy.”

Bocock captured her fourth medal across three junior world championships following two Team Parallel bronze medals in 2024 and 2025 and last year’s third place in the Giant Slalom.

“I’m definitely happy with my second run,” she said. “I was frustrated and disappointed with my first run, I didn’t bring the intensity I wanted to. But I was happy to finish it off with a good run in the second run and move up a little bit.”

Bocock confirmed she’ll compete at the penultimate stop of the World Cup season in Åre, Sweden, from March 14th-15th.

The USA athlete added: “I haven’t raced in a month or so, so it’s been getting the rust off a little bit before the last World Cup of the year and hopefully qualifying for the World Cup finals.

Bieler was ecstatic after making a giant leap through the field to clinch bronze.

“I am so happy with my second run,” she said. “I did a bad first run so before the second I said have fun and let’s go so I’m happy with my performance.”

She added: “Anna was so fast there and I’m so happy for her.”

Shaienne Zehnder (SUI) was fourth, locked out of the podium by one place and 0.09 secs, one place ahead of Elena Riederer (AUT) whose 1:03.81 second run was eclipsed only by Bieler.

Reigning champion Collomb was 11^th with Piller finishing 25^th.

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