University Games: Three U.S. women top 15 in SG

Italian racers finished 1-2 in the women’s super G on Wednesday at the Winter World University Games as the alpine racing portion of the competition concluded.
ITALIAN RACERS finished 1-2 in the women’s super G on Wednesday at the Winter World University Games, and three U.S. racers finished in the top 15 as the alpine racing portion of the competition concluded.
    Giulia Gianesini blitzed the field, beating second-place finisher Alessia Pittin by more than a second. Gianesini clocked a time of 1 minute, 15.15 seconds. Pittin came in at 1:16.30, and Slovenia’s Petra Robnik finished third in 1:16.52.
    Katie Lyons was the top U.S. finisher in eighth place with a time of 1:17.25. The University of Nevada racer finished the University Games with two top 15s (she finished 14th in the slalom).
    University of Colorado racers Lisa Perricone (10th) and Rachel Roosevelt (13th) also posted top 15 results Wednesday.