Lara Gut-Behrami and Corinne Suter narrowly missed the podium in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Saturday, while Malorie Blanc scored further points. Sofia Goggia had a blast during this dress rehearsal for the Milan-Cortina 2025 Olympic Games.
No Swiss woman finished on the podium in the Cortina d’Ampezzo downhill on Saturday, but it was a close call. Lara Gut-Behrami, 3rd in training the day before, gave herself several scares at the Olimpia delle Tofane and was clearly not satisfied after a less than perfect race. The champion still finished 4th, ahead of Corinne Suter, 5th. This marks her best result since her major injury, but above all, she achieved it on the same track where her left knee had failed a year ago, leading to long months of rehabilitation.
For the Italians, it was a successful dress rehearsal on the track which will host the women’s downhill at the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina in 2026. Sofia Goggia eclipsed the competition to win her 4th downhill victory at the legendary Olimpia delle Tofane. The skier from Bergamo had already indicated during training that she intended to return to the top step in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the scene of three of her triumphs, and she did so with a race to the limit, as we have seen. knows. Aware of her enormous performance, she dropped to her knees at the finish, a bow from the champion who will seek to recover the Olympic title next year on this track.
Her compatriot Federica Brignone, the winner in Sankt Anton a week ago, finished 3rd, behind the Swede Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, who delivered a flawless race and led for a long time before being overtaken by Sofia Goggia.
-In women’s sprint races this winter, it has become necessary to wait for higher numbers given the number of great surprises that have come from behind in recent weeks. Malorie Blanc, a huge 2nd in her first World Cup descent in Sankt Anton last weekend, was solid again on a track that favors skiers with more experience and finished 24th, behind Delia Durrer 19th. Priska Ming-Nufer again took 29th place. Joana Hählen mismanaged a door and got out.
SSW
