Ariane Rädler fights podium after serious injuries!

Ariane Rädler fights podium after serious injuries!

on Sunday, as part of the Super-G in Beaver Creek, the Vorarlberg ski driver Ariane Rädler celebrated a remarkable comeback by securing third place. After years of fighting with serious injuries, including several cruciate ligament tears, Rädler proved that she is back in the game. "I didn't really feel that quickly," the 29-year-old noticed smiling in the ORF interview. It was her second podium in her career after she had already won third place in the Super-G from Zauchensee in 2022, reported krone.at .

strong appearance of the competition

The Italian skier Sofia Goggia dominated the race and secured first place with a time of 1: 03.90 and thus the title of the winner of the winter. Her teammate Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland followed in second place, only 48 hundredths of a second behind Goggia. Goggia, who returned to the slopes after an injury break, showed an impressive performance and distanced the competition remarkably. Her next place on the podium was the 92nd in her career, which underlines her consistency in the World Cup, so SRF.ch.

In an exciting race, Rädler unexpectedly prevailed against her teammate Cornelia Hütter, who won the day before. The competition impressively showed how narrow the line between victory and defeat is in winter sports. Other athletes from Switzerland, such as Michelle Gisin and Corinne Suter, also presented strong performances at the event, while the Italian Nadia Delago was able to finish with his own drive after a fall. An exciting start for the winter season, which keeps the competition exciting and leaves further challenges.