Lara Gut-Behrami achieves something historic with a gala. The skier from Ticino wins the super-G at the World Cup final in Sun Valley, Idaho, in a highly superior manner and thus the discipline ranking for the sixth time.
23.03.2025, 18:45
23.03.2025, 19:06
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Excitement was guaranteed before the Super-G finale. Federica Brignone's lead over Lara Gut-Behrami in the discipline classification was a full five points. The Italian had taken over the top position just over a week ago after the two races in La Thuile in the Aosta Valley. Previously, the difference had been 55 points in favor of the skier from Ticino.
Lara Gut-Behrami had announced that she wanted to ski boldly. And she kept her word, she skied cheekily, completely at the limit - and yet as if on rails, without running the risk of dropping out. The result was one of her best runs in this discipline - and that's saying something for her, who now has 24 World Cup victories in the super-G.
With her superb performance, Lara Gut-Behrami didn't even give her rival Federica Brignone the slightest chance. She outdistanced the Milanese, who has been based in the Aosta Valley for many years, by 1.33 seconds, which was enough for third place despite the large gap. The American Lindsey Vonn was a touch faster than her, finishing in the top three for the first time since her return to top-class sport this season.
Lara Gut-Behrami skied as if she wanted to emphatically prove once again who is the best in this discipline, as if she wanted to show that if she is able to deliver her usual level of performance, no one can hold a candle to her. With her World Cup victory number 47 overall, she put the finishing touches to a World Cup season in the super-G in which she impressed not only with individual performances but also with consistency. She won two of the nine races, came second four times and never finished lower than fifth.
Lara Gut-Behrami achieved something unique in the World Cup with her magnificent triumph. The third globe in a row in the super-G was the sixth overall in this category. Half a dozen crystal trophies - no one had ever achieved this before her, neither in the women's nor the men's event. Germany's Katja Seizinger and Lindsey Vonn as well as Hermann Maier and Aksel Lund Svindal had won five super-G globes.
