Vonn once again strong as a bear

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Stephanie Venier (right) came second in St. Anton, victory went to Lauren Macuga (left).(Bild: GEPA)

It was almost enough for a home win in St. Anton, in the end Stephanie was only beaten by the US American Lauren Macuga in Sunday's super-G. The podium was completed by Italy's Federica Brignone, while Lindsey Vonn only just missed out on her first podium since her comeback in fourth place.

Stephanie Venier took advantage of the moment to finish second in the super-G in St. Anton behind the American surprise winner Lauren Macuga. Federica Brignone (ITA), former champion Lindsey Vonn (USA) and Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) took the other places in the number one race on Sunday, which was significantly influenced by changing visibility conditions. The ailing Cornelia Hütter was unable to achieve a top result with "thighs of butter".

The final result:

Four podium places in five speed races
Venier was beaten by 22-year-old Macuga by a respectful 0.68 seconds. The Tyrolean had already been the best Austrian in the downhill on Saturday in fifth place. 24 hours later, she secured the first podium finish for the ÖSV women after four races without one on the "Karl Schranz" course. In the fifth speed race of the season, an Austrian woman stood on the podium for the fourth time.

The two-time winner of the season, Hütter, finished 23rd after 35 racers on Sunday. She had already been seventh in the downhill on Saturday due to illness. The second best Austrian was Ricarda Haaser in ninth place, Ariane Rädler was in 14th place and Mirjam Puchner stopped her run after a snowfall in the steepest passage.