Goggia wins third straight downhill

Today at the Audi FIS women’s World Cup in Crans Montana (SUI), Italian Sofia Goggia won her third consecutive downhill race, a feat not seen since Lindsey Vonn three years ago.

Goggia is clearly a force to be reckoned with this season as she now has been on the podium in every downhill this season. She leads the current season standings by 380 points.

Finishing in second place, Ester Ledecka (CZE), who was not far behind Goggia, trailing only by 0.20 seconds. Third place went to the season surprise Breezy Johnson (USA), who was a little more than a half second off the winning pace.

It was a tricky day for the racers and Crans Montana Organisers. Heavy snow overnight forced the race start to be delayed by more than three hours. Once the race was underway, there were plenty of blue skies, but the wind picked up during the race causing further delays.

Ledecka has been a top-10 threat in the speed disciplines the entire season, but today’s second place was her first top-three finish in the downhill this year. The dual parallel snowboarder and alpine speed racer has gotten consistently stronger with each outing.

Breezy Johnson continued he strong run this season, picking up her fourth-straight third-place finish in a World cup downhill. Prior to this season, the American had never earned a podium place, and this season has yet to miss the podium in the downhill.

The action will continue in Crans Montana tomorrow with a second downhill scheduled.