After a long, hard season, Sofia Goggia finally stood at the top of the podium in her first World Cup win of the season in Crans Montana, where she won the downhill by 0.36 seconds over Switzerland’s Joana Haehlen. Lara Gut-Behrami rounded out the podium for Switzerland in third, 0.46 seconds back from Goggia.
Continuing their streak from the World Championships, Austria was unable to break onto the podium. Their best finish came from Nicole Schmidhofer in fourth, 0.52 seconds back from Gut-Behrami.
The United State’s lone representative, Alice Merryweather, finished 2.17 seconds off the podium in 19th place overall.
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Top 10
- Sofia Goggia (ITA): 1:29.77
- Joana Haehlen (SUI): +0.36
- Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI): +0.46
- Nicole Schmidhofer (AUT): +0.52
- Corine Suter (SUI): +0.59
- Stephanie Venier (AUT): +0.68
- Jasmine Flury (SUI): +0.71
- Federica Brignone (ITA): +0.78
- Nadia Fanchini (ITA): +0.83
- Romane Miradoli (FRA): +1.04
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About the Author: Mackenzie Moran
Born and raised in Metro-Detroit, Michigan, Mackenzie grew up ski racing all over the Mitten. She moved out west in search of mountains and attended the University of Oregon, where she achieved degrees in Journalism and Environmental Science. She raced USCSA and was captain of the UO Alpine Ski Team.
