Lara, wife of former Udinese Valon Behrami with a home in Friuli, wins gold in Beijing in the Supergiant

The couple (already at the time of Behrami’s Bianconeri militancy) bought a house in Udine that they frequent regularly

UDINE. There is a lot of Friuli (and Udine in particular) in the medal won at the Beijing Olympics by Lara Gut-Behrami, wife of the former Udinese player Valon Behrami. In fact, the couple (already at the time of Behrami’s Juventus militancy) bought a house in Udine that they frequent regularly.

The choice is dictated by the proximity of the Friulian capital to the Austrian slopes of and Kranjska Gora, frequented by Lara for training.

The Olympic gold medal for the women’s supergiant is therefore from Lara Gut-Behrami. The 31-year-old Swiss runs the race using her experience and skill. She is quick in the technical parts and sliding at the bottom, she hits the first five-circle gold of a splendid career. She fell in St. Moritz and then stopped for a long time by Covid, she knew how to get up as the champion she is and found the right key when she counts her. At the Olympics. With a time of 1’13 “51 she redeems the two fourth places obtained in the specialty at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.

The silver is by Miriam Puchner, Austria, at 0 “22. The bronze is by Michelle Gisin, at 0” 30: the girlfriend of Luca De Aliprandini, gigantist and world silver, is the only piece of Italy on this podium of slippers.