Super-G in St. Moritz

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Alice Robinson took victory in the super-G in St. Moritz.(Bild: EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT)

Alice Robinson has secured victory in the super-G in St. Moritz. The New Zealander relegated Romane Miradoli from France (+0.08) and the Italian Sofia Goggia (+0.19) to the other places. Lindsey Vonn was left with a thankless fourth place on Sunday. The best Austrian was Cornelia Hütter in ninth place. Mikaela Shiffrin dropped out shortly before the finish. 

Alice Robinson can now also call herself the winner of a World Cup Super-G. The New Zealander finished ahead of France's Romane Miradoli (+0.08 sec.) and Italy's Sofia Goggia (+0.19) at the end of the races in St. Moritz on Sunday. The best Austrian was Cornelia Hütter in ninth place. Mirjam Puchner, third and fifth in the downhill, was eliminated. Lindsey Vonn finished fourth, Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate before the finish in her comeback in this discipline.

Robinson, now a seven-time World Cup winner, said she felt a little lost in the downhill on Friday (29th place), so she took a break on Saturday and focused on the super-G. "I didn't train too much super-G in the summer, but it felt solid. I really wanted to push it this year and put more intensity into it today. My first podium and it's a win, that's perfect," said the 24-year-old.

Some of the Austrians lacked courage
Unlike in the downhill races, the Austrians had no say in the top places. "My skiing is not good enough for the top places, I have to ski cleaner, I have to work on that. But it was a lot better than yesterday, there's not much missing," said Hütter from Styria. It's not completely wrong, but there's just a little bit missing for the very front.

Lindsey Vonn(Bild: EPA/CLAUDIO THOMA)

However, there were three remarkable performances to note: Nina Ortlieb, who has returned from injury, came 13th despite a cautious run, while Magdalena Egger finished 15th after skiing with an open airbag. "I felt like a lifeguard. At first I wasn't quite sure what was going to happen. But then I immediately smelled the cartridge," she said, explaining that she was able to refocus quickly. The third ray of hope was Stephanie Brunner, who slipped into the line-up and scored points in 19th place with bib number 57. There were also points for Ariane Rädler in 25th and Nadine Fest in 26th.

The race started late because it had become apparent from the forerunners that the finish jump was too far and something had to be removed. "Once Sofia Goggia brakes before the finish jump, that means something. Of course that goes viral at the top of the start. Many simply lacked the courage today, quite clearly, a few did well," said ÖSV women's head coach Roland Assinger and highlighted Ortlieb, Egger and Brunner. In Hütter's case, he saw that she was still lagging a little behind her form.

Vonn and Shiffrin in a race for the first time since 2019
Vonn finished the trip to Switzerland in the top five once again after winning and finishing second in the downhill races. "It was a super weekend, you have to be happy with that. I didn't take enough risks today. But the skiing and the speed are there," said the 41-year-old. Incidentally, it was the first time she and Shiffrin had raced together since 2019. In the first super-G for Shiffrin in two years, nothing countable came out of it. The German downhill winner on Saturday, Emma Aicher, also missed out.