Lara- Gut Behrami Unstoppable

Lara Gut-Behrami continued her amazing speed streak, earning yet another Audi FIS World Cup downhill victory, her second straight in the discipline, today in Val Di Fassa.

The win makes it seven straight podiums for the Swiss star, with five of those finishes being at the top of the podium. More importantly, the two victories in Val di Fassa allowed Gut-Behrami to take a solid lead in the World Cup overall standings. She now leads Petra Vlhova by triple digits, with a 107-point led. Vlhova finished 12th today, although the Slovakian is more of a tech racer.

Giving the Swiss double reason to celebrate was the performance of Corinne Suter, who finished in second place 0.32 seconds behind her teammate. It was also the second podium of the Val di Fassa weekend for Suter, who finished in third place in yesterday’s downhill.

The results of the two Swiss women also makes the race for the downhill globe quite interesting as they are both chasing Italian Sofia Goggia for the small globe. Goggia can only watch from the sidelines with an injury, as the Swiss duo gains ground on her once-large lead in the discipline. Goggia currently has 480 points, while Suter sits at 410 and Gut-Behrami in third with 383 points.

Third place on the day went to German Kira Weidle, who continues to surprise and impress in the second half of the season. Weidle, was the silver medalist in Cortina and has taken that momentum back to the World Cup. In fact, all three of today’s podium women, also earned a downhill medal in Cortina.

Val di Fassa will wrap up its debut on the Audi FIS World Cup circuit with tomorrow’s super-G race, where all eyes will be on Gut-Behrami to see if she can continue her streak.