lara gut behrami and jasmine fleury On Friday (February 16), he recorded a Swiss one-two on home snow. FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill racing in the warm climate of Crans-Montana.
The slopes of Mont Lachaux were bathed in sunlight and as a result organizers decided to close the entire final section of the course for safety reasons and to preserve snow conditions for Saturday’s second downhill and Sunday’s super-G. The finish line of the race has been moved up to remove this.
In a race where several big names were eliminated, including the leader of Italy’s downhill Crystal Globe Sofia Goggia – Despite overcoming serious injuries, three-time Olympic medalist Gut Behrami brought star power and excitement to Swiss fans.
Her second sector proved to be faster than anyone on the course, and despite slowing down in the middle section of the course, Gut-Behrami finished the race with an impressive time of 1:19.11.
“I’m skiing with confidence and this is helping me a lot. I think I made a lot of mistakes today and it was difficult to ski smoothly,” the Swiss skier told FIS TV after the match. Ta. “I think my attitude made the difference because the snow was difficult. I just really pushed and always tried to get speed, and I think that really made the difference.”
“I feel so much better when I go to the slopes and ski slopes every day. It makes a big difference.”
Fleury was 0.21 seconds behind, tied for second place with the Austrian. Cornelia Hütter.
Gut-Behrami’s victory moves her into second place in the Downhill Cup standings with 309 points, 41 points behind Goggia. She also extended her overall World Cup lead over another injured skier. Michaela Shiffrinup to 105 points.