Evie Richards shows her power again to win the 2021 Snowshoe 2021 Short Track

The Snowshoe World Cup started with a women's Short Track marked by big absences, such as Loana Lecomte and Pauline Ferrand Prevot. But that did not detract in any way from the excitement of the race in which Evie Richards was once again the strongest. 

Evie Richards wins the 2021 Snowshoe Short Track

Green light and the fastest at the start was Jenny Rissveds. The Swede already knew what it was like to win here and took the lead at the start loop, followed closely by all the favourites, such as Sina Frei, Evie Richards and Jolanda Neff among many others. The group was still very large.

Australia's Rebecca McConnell tried a first attack on the second lap, but although she took a small lead she was soon caught and the group came back together.

American Kate Courtney suffered a hard crash at the start of lap 3 when her front wheel touched McConnell's rear wheel on the finishing straight. She appeared to be in pain and it remains to be seen how she will fare on Sunday.

On lap 4 Jolanda Neff tried a new attack and managed to take with her a group of six riders including Jenny Rissveds, Evie Richards, Bec McConnell, Linda Indergand and Sina Frei. The victory could be between them.

At the start of lap 6 Linda Indergand tried to make another breakaway attempt, but none of the leading riders were giving in and the only thing that seemed clear was that Sweden's Jenny Rissveds was in control of the race.

The seventh and final lap started with all the riders looking at each other and trying to guess each other's intentions. Jolanda Neff attacked on the first climb but Evie Richards stuck to her wheel and Jenny Rissveds controlled from third place.

But Evie Richards still had an ace up her sleeve and it was enough for her to overtake Jolanda Neff on the uphill and take a very long line in the middle of the grass. This demonstration of power allowed her to reach the finish line first. The Swiss was second and Jenny Rissveds closed the podium.

Spain's Rocío del Alba García was in the group of favourites for much of the race, but eventually dropped out and finished in 19th place.