Lara Gut-Behrami did not achieve a third podium this weekend during the World Cup super-G in Crans-Montana. The Ticino took 6th place, 0”46 behind Stephanie Venier.
She mentioned fatigue on Saturday and explained that she had even vomited before the start of the 2nd descent. Sunday in her favorite discipline, Lara Gut-Behrami was unable to perform a miracle. It was above all a bad passage at the top which threw the Luganaise from the race for the podium.
“I’m happy that the weekend is over,” admitted the overall leader of the World Cup. “I’m looking forward to being able to rest before next weekend’s races. The important thing is to finish this week in good health. And in terms of conditions, the snow surprised me a little.”
5 points ahead of Hütter
By losing quite a bit of speed before the flat, “LGB” jeopardized its chances of a convincing result. His 6th place means that the fight for the red bib in the discipline remains extremely close. The Ticino is still in the lead, but Cornelia Hütter, 5th with a hundredth lead over the skier from Comano, has gained 5 points and finds herself 5 lengths back (360 and 355 points).
Second, 0”04 behind Venier, Federica Brignone is also closing her gap on the Ticino. She is now only at 34 points and the rest of the program consists of 2 super-Gs in Val di Fassa, then a descent and a super-G in Kvitfjell. In the general standings, however, Lara Gut-Behrami now has a margin of 205 points over Mikaela Shiffrin.
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