After the general classification of the World Cup and the small globe of the giant, Lara Gut-Behrami won the small globe of the super-G. The Ticino, 7th in today’s race during the Saalbach finals, can still top the rankings in the downhill on Saturday (to be followed from 11:05 a.m. on RTS 2).
The feat is significant. With five coronations, Lara Gut-Behrami equals the two best super-giantists in history, Katja Seizinger and Lindsey Vonn. On the Swiss side, only Vreni Schneider (6 slalom globes, 5 giant) had so far managed to triumph at least five times in the same discipline, men and women combined.
On Friday, Lara Gut-Behrami could be satisfied with an 8th place to maintain the lead in the super-G World Cup, her margin over her runner-up Cornelia Hütter being 69 units. As she had pointed out, the double winner of the general classification was not content to just perform.
The descent globe in the viewfinder
The Ticino certainly did not manage to claim victory, conceding 0”52 to the winner Ester Ledecka. But her rivals Federica Brignone (2nd at 0”28) and Cornelia Hütter (5th at 0”43) also did not do better than the Czech. The Italian failed at 30 points in the end, the Austrian at 60.
Gut-Behrami, who has 8 victories and 16 podiums in total in 25 races this winter, will aim for a new globe on Saturday. She also leads the way in the downhill rankings, with 68 points ahead of Stephanie Venier. A 7th place would ensure him his first globe in the premier discipline, the 9th in total.
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