Swiss skiing star Lara Gut-Behrami has won the World Cup season title in super-G for the fifth time. She did just enough by placing seventh in the last race Friday won by the 2018 Olympic champion Ester Ledecka. Gut-Behrami needed to finish eighth or better to protect her standings lead and earn a third crystal globe trophy of a stellar season.
Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami checks her time at the finish area of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super-G race, in Saalbach, Austria, Friday, March 22, 2024. Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super-G race, in Saalbach, Austria, Friday, March 22, 2024. Czech Republic’s Ester Ledecka celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super-G race, in Saalbach, Austria, Friday, March 22, 2024.
In Friday’s race, Gut-Behrami’s nearest challengers Federica Brignone and Cornelia Huetter were second and fifth, respectively. “Super-G is the discipline I really love,” said Gut-Behrami, who won Olympic gold in the discipline in 2022. “To win the globe again is unbelievable.” Gut-Behrami skied safely and trailed Ledecka by 0.52, despite clocking the fastest speed at almost 121 kph .
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