Miradoli completes the masterpiece, Brignone secures the Super G title.
Mar 05, 2022·Alpine Skiing
Italy and France have reason to celebrate today in Lenzereheide, where the most demanding women's super-G of the season was held.
The race went to a fabulous Romane Miradoli: on a very tough slope made even more complicated by Mauro Pini's course, Petra Vlhova's coach, the 27-year-old transalpine, showed all her technical skills to get on the podium for the first time and immediately on the top step.
Her win in Lenzerheide also ended a long wait for France, whose last female Super G World Cup winner was Carole Montillet in 2004.
Although there was no Italian podium, Federica Brignone was the first Italian ever to win the Super-G World Cup. With the exit of Elena Curtoni, the success became arithmetic for Fede, and she goes down in history not only for the first Super-G title but also for being the first Italian to win three titles in 3 different disciplines (Giant, Alpine Combined and Super-G).
On the challenging Beltrametti slope, Mikaela Shiffrin, second at 38 hundredths from the winner, and the new Olympic champion Lara Gut Behrami, third at 88 hundredths, showed their technical skills.
For the American champion, it was a crucial day, both in terms of spirit and for the Overall. With her second-place, she gained 80 points and she's now 67 ahead of Petra Vlhova in the race for the Big Globe.
Tomorrow is Giant Slalom time in Lenzereide, and the show continues!
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