Stephanie Venier He overturned the form book and took his first super-G victory. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup The circuit will be held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Sunday (February 18th).
The Austrian made a good start to 2024 by winning the Cortina d'Ampezzo downhill in January, his first World Cup victory in five years.
Wearing the start number 6, Federica Brignone A fast bottom half set a fast pace. Her lead was short-lived, however, as the 30-year-old Venier skied brilliantly at the top, beating the Italian by four-hundredths of a second despite losing time in the lower sections.
current world champion Marta BassinoFriday's downhill winner placed third, 0.15 seconds off the pace, giving Italy two spots on the podium.
Benier later told FIS: The past few days have not been easy due to the pressure of descending, but I thought my skiing was good, so today went well. My favorite sport is downhill. ”
lara gut behrami He finished in 6th place, 0.46 seconds behind Benier's winning time, ending his streak of five consecutive podium finishes.
Her lead in the super-G standings has shrunk to five points. Cornelia Hütter He finished in 5th place, one place ahead of her.
Gut Behrami is currently in first place Michaela Shiffrin There was a 205 point difference in the overall World Cup standings. Shiffrin is scheduled to return from her injury with slalom and giant slalom races in Åre, Sweden, in early March.
Before that, the Swiss will have a chance to further extend his lead next weekend at Italy's Val di Fassa, where two super-Gs are scheduled.