Lara Gut Behrami (Switzerland) won three consecutive International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup competitions, pushing out Mikayla Shiffrin (USA) and becoming the overall winner of the women’s division for the 2023-2024 season. rose to the forefront.
Gut Behrami reached the top with a total of 1 minute 59.27 seconds in the first and second periods at the 2023-2024 FIS World Cup Alpine Women’s Giant Slalom held in Soldeu, Andorra on the 10th (local time).
Gut Berrami, who successively took the top spot in the super-G held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy on the 28th of last month and the giant slalom held in Kronplatz, Italy on the 30th, achieved wins in three consecutive World Cup competitions.
Gut Behrami, who won her 6th World Cup win this season (43 wins in total), accumulated 1,214 season points, pushing Shiffrin with 1,209 points and leaping to first place in the women’s division.
Shiffrin, who was leading the overall rankings in the World Cup women’s division, is unable to participate in the competition after injuring her knee during a downhill race last month.
Gut Behrami, who was 420 points behind in season points, succeeded in turning the tables after Shiffrin’s injury by winning three times and continuing his top-ranking performance.
Gut Behrami aims to win the World Cup overall for the first time in eight years since 2016.
Gut Behrami, who ranked 9th with 1 minute 01.70 seconds in the first period of the day, finished the race in 57.57 seconds, 2nd place overall, in the second period, beating Alice Robinson (New Zealand) by 0.01 seconds in the total record and taking first place.
Gut Behrami, who lost the opportunity due to a knee injury while competing with Shiffrin in the 2016-2017 season, who attempted to win the World Cup for the second consecutive time, said, “I learned a lot through the injury. The most important thing for me is to play until the end of the season.” .
“Sometimes we forget that and only talk about points and wins, but it’s more important to ski well and stay safe,” he said. As for competing for the overall title, “It’s too early because there’s still a month left in the season.” . 섯다