Marta Bassino she claimed for the first time FIS Alpine Ski World Cup On Saturday (February 17th), she won the women’s downhill race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
Bassino shared the podium. Federica Brignone 1-2 finish for Italy.pace setting lara gut behrami The Swiss rider, who had won the previous day’s downhill race, had to settle for third place.
Wearing number 3, Bassino got off to an incredible start at the top of the slopes, laying the foundations for his first win in just over a year. She also performed well with her time of 1 minute 26.84 seconds (1:26.84).
“Finally. I’m really happy with the result. I’m really happy to be back on top, even if it’s downhill,” Bassino said in an interview with FIS.
“I didn’t expect to win the race, but I’m really happy. I’m really emotional after a season that hasn’t been easy.”
Brignone took his eighth podium of the season, 0.54 seconds slower than his compatriot.
Gut-Behrami, seeking his fifth victory in the trot, was unable to match Bassino’s speed at the top of the hill and finished more than a second behind. Wearing the number 28 bib and starting the late charge, Elvedina Muzaferiya He almost caused an upset with a great run and finished 4th in 1:28.06.
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Three-time Olympic medalist Gut Behrami leads the overall 2023/24 World Cup standings. She currently has a 165 point advantage over her injured Mikaela Shiffrin. Shiffrin is expected to return to World Cup competition on March 9-10, when the slalom and giant slalom races are scheduled in Are, Sweden.
The American had been sidelined since January 26 when he crashed downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Gut-Behrami also relegated the injured and rose to the top of the downhill standings. Sofia Goggia In second place. Goggia fell during training and injured his right leg, causing him to miss the remainder of the season.