PAGELLE SUPERG ST. MORITZ 2024
Cornelia Huetter, 9: she didn't play a perfect match, but in the second part she was unapproachable for her opponents. Eighth career victory, five of which came after the age of 30: it shouldn't surprise us anymore. The Austrian can score a lot of points between downhill and super-G, she has a consistency of performance second perhaps only to Lara Gut-Behrami. However, she lacks a third discipline to cradle the dream of the overall World Cup and she hasn't competed in giant slalom since 2016…
Lara Gut-Behrami, 8: despite a serious mistake, due to which she even risked missing a door, she finished second just 18 hundredths from the podium. The Swiss is a podium machine. Without Mikaela Shiffrin, it seems unlikely that anyone can take away the absolute crystal ball from her.
Sofia Goggia, 7.5: third podium in three races, the start is formidable, especially if we think about where the girl from Bergamo comes from. Today she lost a lot, too much in the upper part: an unusual fact, if we think that the Italian makes smoothness one of her best prerogatives.
Elena Curtoni, 7.5: there is a lot of talk about Sofia Goggia, but the return of the Valtellina native after the injury also appears sensational. Today, thanks to a great cleaning of the lines, the podium is missing by just 9 cents. Italy has found a very important card in view of the World Cup and Olympics.
Federica Brignone, 6.5: she herself admitted that she isn't skiing as she would like. In fact there is something wrong from a technical point of view. The Aosta Valley girl isn't able to tear her curves apart like in golden moments. The feeling is that Killington's exit jammed some gears. Now a significant result would be needed to unlock the situation. The current performance cannot be enough against this Gut-Behrami in terms of the general classification.
Laura Pirovano, 7: never so good in super-G, sixth. This girl skis really well, but she's always missing the penny to make the euro. He needs a podium to make the definitive change in his career.
Lauren Macuga, 7th: American is no longer a surprise. Even today she finished seventh and shows that we will have to deal with her from now on.
Marta Bassino, 5.5: he loses a lot, too much in the second part of the track. She never did well in St. Moritz: it's no coincidence that she never finished among the top 5 in her career.
Roberta Melesi, 6: confirms that it has made a leap in quality and also today closes close to the top 10.
Lindsey Vonn, 8,5: at 40 years old, after almost 6 years of absence, he returns to the World Cup and finishes 14th, 1.18 from the top. The American impressed with a truly surprising technical solidity. In two sectors of the slope she skied on the times of the winner Huetter. If she hadn't lost more than half a second in the upper part, the one that should usually exalt her because of pure flow, the result would have been close to the top 5. The American, as she declared after the race, didn't take any particular risks. It wouldn't be a surprise to see her back on the podium soon, perhaps in her beloved Cortina d'Ampezzo. It can become a bogeyman for younger opponents.
