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When the women dropped in for race runs in Saturday\u2019s World Cup in Leogang, it was a World Cup first. A first because, until Saturday, the women had always raced before the men. In Leogang, though, they were the main attraction. The final show. The marquee event.<\/p>\n
And H\u00f6ll, from just outside Leogang, took full advantage of the spotlight. The reigning world champion smashed the course to take her third-straight Leogang win. The world champ was aware of the stakes, and that there were some doubters in the historically male-dominated sport, and loved the massive home crowd cheering on the women\u2019s race.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pretty stoked there\u2019s still people watching us. A lot of haters said no one would be left when we\u2019re racing but look around, the crowd is still here,\u201d an enthusiastic H\u00f6ll said post-race. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty epic. Women\u2019s sport is fucking amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u2019s not wrong. While we loved watching Finn Iles win the men\u2019s race<\/a>, we also loved seeing Gracey Hemstreet score another top-10 in the women\u2019s race. The women\u2019s event is getting faster and more competitive every year right alongside the men\u2019s and, as H\u00f6ll proved, is more than ready to share the spotlight more equally.<\/p>\n Leogang may have been the first time the women occupied the primetime position on the schedule. After a thrilling race in Leogang, we hope it won\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n If you missed Saturday\u2019s women\u2019s races, you can catch highlights of the elite and junior women\u2019s racing below. Along with H\u00f6ll\u2019s dominant performance and Hemstreet\u2019s top 10, there\u2019s a good amount of Can-con in the junior race, too. Tayte Proulx-Royds and Cameron Bragg both score top 10 finishes in the junior race<\/a> before the elites get a chance to go out on course.<\/p>\nLeogang World Cup: Elite Women\u2019s Downhill Highlights<\/h2>\n