Huetter silences Swiss crowd when she finishes ahead of Gut-Behrami to win super-G in St. Moritz
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Austrian skier Cornelia Huetter silenced the Swiss crowd when she finished ahead of home favorite Lara Gut-Behrami to win a World Cup super-G on Saturday.
The race also marked the return of Lindsey Vonn after nearly six years of retirement, with the American standout crossing in 14th.
It was Huetter’s second win in two weekends, having also claimed a downhill in Beaver Creek, Colorado, a week ago.
Huetter trailed Olympic champion Gut-Behrami at every checkpoint but made up time on the bottom section of the Corvaglia course to finish 0.18 seconds ahead.
No Austrian had won a super-G in St. Moritz since Michaela Dorfmeister in 2006.
Sofia Goggia finished third, 0.33 behind, while Vonn was 1.18 back.
It was Huetter’s eighth World Cup win and fifth in super-G. Last season, Huetter won the season-long World Cup downhill title.
Another super-G is scheduled for St. Moritz on Sunday.
Dampf is an Associated Press sports writer based in Rome. He covers a wide variety of sports in Italy and Europe.
