2024-02-17 12:55:31
Updated17. February 2024, 1:55 p.m.
Alpine skiing: Lara Gut-Behrami beaten by the Italians in Crans-Montana
Piedmont skier Marta Bassino beat her compatriot Federica Brignone during the second descent of Crans-Montana. Third, the Swiss scores valuable points in her quest for the globes.
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Lara Gut-Behrami (right) was unable to do anything against the Italians Marta Bassino (center) and Federica Brignone.
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Nothing to do for Lara Gut-Behrami. Victorious in her 44th World Cup success the day before in downhill, the Ticino was this time clearly beaten by the Italian Marta Bassino, who beat her compatriot Federica Brignone (2nd at 54 hundredths). Untouchable, the Piedmont skier relegated Lara Gut-Behrami (3rd) to 1”11, to score her first downhill victory.
The 27-year-old skier, winner of six giants in the World Cup, excelled in the technical parts of the Mont-Lachaux slope but also limited the damage in the flat part of the traverse, despite her small size. Super-G world champion a year ago in Courchevel/Méribel, Marta Bassino also took advantage of her small bib number (3) on a slope which was heavily salted to counter the intense heat on the Haut-Plateau. The other Swiss women did not achieve a miracle in Valais: Jasmine Flury (19th), Stephanie Jenal (24th), Noémie Kolly (25th) and Delia Durrer (29th).
“It’s great to be able to continue at this pace”
Lara Gut-Behrami, 3rd in the Crans-Montana downhill
This new podium for Lara Gut-Behrami, who trembled when the surprising Bosnian Elvedina Muzaferija (4th with bib 28) passed by, puts an end to her series of four victories in a row, but allows her to perform well in terms of accounting . “It wasn’t the perfect round that I had in mind, but it’s great to be able to continue at this pace,” she said at the RTS microphone. It was a complicated day, with this busy schedule. I slept before the race and also a little after, because there is still an event on Sunday.”
At the head of the general and the descent
The skier from Comano takes back control of the downhill ranking, in the absence of Sofia Goggia (injured and forfeited until the end of the season). In Crans-Montana, the Swiss also took advantage of the big mistake by the Austrian Stephanie Venier at the bottom of the track (17th at 2”12) to widen a nice gap (68 points) in the premier discipline. In the quest for the large crystal globe, “LGB” relegates the convalescent Mikaela Shiffrin to 165 points.
A super-G is still scheduled for Sunday in the Valais resort, then two super-Gs (Val di Fassa), a descent and a super-G (Kvitfjell). Numerous speed events which could allow the Ticino to gain a comfortable lead before the hoped-for return of her American rival during the technical tests in Are in mid-March.
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