Alice Robinson has had to settle for a 14th place finish in the first of two World Cup Giant Slalom's on the course she last won on in February in Kranjska Gora in Slovenia.
And while the 19-year-old Kiwi was far from her explosive best, she will take confidence into tomorrow's second race on the same hill after earning her first World Cup points since the season opening race in Soelden in Austria where she finished 12th last October.
The Kiwi has risen a couple of places to 22nd in the overall GS World Cup standings.
Staring in bib three Robinson had an untidy first run, clocking 1:06.48 which was 2.33 seconds slower than Italian super star Marta Bassino.