From Igls, Austria
After the first run, Emma Lincoln-Smith is the fast slider, with a time of 54.66. Russian Olga Potylitsina is second, just five hundredths off the pace. Canadians Melissa Hollingsworth and Amy Gough are thrid and fourth, with perpetual favorite Anja Huber fifth. American Annie O’Shea and Swiss athlete Marina Gilardoni both had the fast push off the start with a 5.39.
Missing out on the second run are Olga Nikandrova, Michaela Glaesser, Rachelle Rasmussen and Delia Andrea Ivas.
Results from Run 1:
| Pos | Name | Number | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Emma Lincoln-Smith | 6 | AUS | 54.66 |
| 2 | Olga Potylitsina | 8 | RUS | 54.71 |
| 3 | Melissa Hollingsworth | 1 | CAN | 54.76 |
| 4 | Amy Gough | 7 | CAN | 54.81 |
| 5 | Anja Huber | 3 | GER | 54.93 |
| 6 | Shelley Rudman | 2 | GBR | 54.98 |
| 7 | Sarah Reid | 10 | CAN | 54.98 |
| 8 | Janine Flock | 12 | AUT | 54.98 |
| 9 | Annie O’Shea | 11 | USA | 54.99 |
| 10 | Marion Thees | 4 | GER | 55.02 |
| 11 | Lucy Katherine Chaffer | 13 | AUS | 55.17 |
| 12 | Amy Williams | 17 | GBR | 55.21 |
| 13 | Katharina Heinz | 9 | GER | 55.22 |
| 14 | Marina Gilardoni | 24 | SUI | 55.31 |
| 15 | Joska Le Conte | 15 | NED | 55.51 |
| 16 | Maria Orlova | 16 | RUS | 55.54 |
| 17 | Maria Marinela Mazilu | 21 | ROU | 55.71 |
| 18 | Kimber Gabryszak | 14 | USA | 55.96 |
| 19 | Nozomi Komuro | 5 | JPN | 56.05 |
| 20 | Barbara Hosch | 18 | SUI | 56.06 |
| 21 | Olga Nikandrova | 20 | RUS | 56.25 |
| 22 | Michaela Glaesser | 19 | CZE | 56.50 |
| 23 | Rachelle Rasmussen | 22 | USA | 56.53 |
| 24 | Delia Andreea Ivas | 23 | ROU | 56.60 |
