March and Dalmasso were strong contenders coming into Saturday’s Parallel Giant Slalom Team decider after the pair topped the first mixed team event of the 2025/26 season in Bad Gastein, also in Austria, earlier in January.
In Saturday’s big final, not much separated Prommegger and March at the end of their heat but the Austrian’s performance was enough to give teammate Payer a slight advantage out of the start gate.
A mistake from Payer as she was pulling ahead of Dalmasso allowed the Italian to gain some ground, but Payer still proved too fast for the Italian and Payer crossed the finish line first in front of a cheering home crowd.
Prommegger said he was confident Payer would put in a good performance in her race.