Julia Scheib thrilled the home crowd in Semmering, Austria, on Saturday, December 27, storming to victory in a dramatic women's World Cup Giant Slalom. Scheib edged Switzerland's Camille Rast by just 0.14 seconds, with Sweden's Sara Hector rounding out the podium in third after a razor-tight battle that stayed unresolved until the final skier crossed the line. In tricky light, aggressive course setting, and with 22 DNFs on the day,
This year, as is the case almost every year, filling out the ballot will be challenging, as the athletes and performances have once again been truly outstanding. In my assessment, 2025 also stands out as a year with more high-profile DNFs than in recent years. "UltraRunning Magazine" doesn't give any specific criteria in weighing DNFs in their voting instructions, and it is up to each voter to determine for themselves the importance of a particular race result, including DNFs.