Lara Gut-Behrami scored a third consecutive World Cup podium by taking 2nd place in the 1st super-G in Saint-Moritz. The Ticino woman was beaten by the Austrian Cornelia Hütter by 18 hundredths. For her return, Lindsey Vonn placed 14th.
A single mistake cost the victory to the skier from Comano, who was perfect on almost the entire Grisons piste. Like several other competitors, she was surprised by a movement in the terrain and lost speed at the end of the course. Lara Gut-Behrami, however, confirms her very good start to the season after having to ignore the opening giant of Sölden. She will once again be a candidate for the podium and victory on Sunday during the second super-G.
Hütter, victorious in the first downhill of the season at Beaver Creek, dominated the proceedings to claim an 8th World Cup victory, the 1st in Saint-Moritz. The podium was completed by the Italian Sofia Goggia, also in very good shape after winning the super-G in Colorado.
Vonn in the top-15
For her big comeback, Lindsey Vonn ranked in the top-15 despite a complicated first part of sliding. The American, whose last World Cup start dates back to January 20, 2019 in Cortina, conceded 1”18 to the winner of the day.
Corinne Suter is also gaining momentum after returning to Beaver Creek. The Schwyzoise finished 10th, one tenth from 6th place. Michelle Gisin (15th) and Delia Durrer (20th) ranked in the top-20, while Valaisanne Malorie Blanc (20) experienced a rapid elimination for her first World Cup start.
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