Gut-Behrami focuses on the finals by skipping Are, Huetter forced to close the season prematurely

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Gut-Behrami focuses on the finals by skipping Are, Huetter forced to close the season prematurely

As already announced in recent days, the Ticinese will not compete in the Swedish giant tomorrow, while the Austrian sprinter is forced to raise the white flag, giving up the downhill and super-g of Courchevel-Méribel, due to the consequences of the fall in Crans-Montana .

No surprise, on Friday Lara Gut-Behrami will not show up at the starting gate of the penultimate seasonal giant scheduled on the slopes of Are. At the last, the forfeit had arrived last Sunday in Lenzerheide, when the reigning world champion of the discipline (and Olympic bronze in the season) had stopped due to a resentment in her back, which emerged after the super-g of the previous day ended at third place. Not being in the race or for the specialty cup, much less for the general one, the champion from Comano has decided to focus on the World Cup finals in Courchevel-Méribel, starting from the downhill tests at the start next Monday. Michelle Gisin and Wendy Holdener will lead the nine gigantists in the race tomorrow, while the Swiss will be seven entered in the slalom, with Melanie Meillard returning to compete in both races. News a few hours ago also Cornelia Huetter's official renunciation of the last races, prematurely closing the season of the return to victory in the World Cup and the podiums found on the descent, before falling in the second round of Crans-Montana, on that one. '' last jump of Mont Lachaux cost, in addition to several blows and a small injury to the collateral of the right knee, an important concussion. It was therefore decided to avoid the descent and super-g of the finals at “Conny”, to return to the best in the 2022/23 vintage.
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