Dhe women’s ski cross final was already over when the battle for bronze was just beginning. The riders were at the finish, the winner Sandra Naeslund (Sweden), on her right the second placed Marielle Thompson (Canada), on the left the Swiss Fanny Smith and at the far end with some distance Daniela Maier, who finished fourth. Everything seemed to be going well, but then a note froze the moment: “Run under review”. The run was examined by the jury. for minutes.
It was about a duel between Smith and Maier, just before the finish. Neither seemed to have noticed any violation, Maier already congratulated the others, including Fanny Smith. Her predominant emotion seemed to be disappointment rather than frustration or anger. An external microphone could be heard saying that the scene was correct for her, “completely normal ski cross”. “I tried to conclude that I was fourth,” she later said on ARD. “I just wanted to get out of the area as soon as possible.”