Gut-Behrami first in downhill

Lara Gut-Behrami’s season finally saw an upswing on Saturday after two miserable months for the Swiss skier which included illness, a crash, and a coronavirus infection. With her first event at the Beijing Olympics just over three weeks away, Gut-Behrami mastered a tricky Austrian course to win the fourth women’s World Cup downhill of the season. Olympic champion Sofia Goggia had an awkward crash halfway down her run. The Italian, who won the previous three downhills, got up and skied down the course shortly after the incident. Gut-Behrami timed 1 minute, 45.78 seconds in perfect conditions on the three-kilometer Kalberloch course to beat Kira Weidle of Germany by one-tenth of a second. Ramona Siebenhofer of Austria finished third.