Cornelia Hütter triumphs in Beaver Creek: First victory for Austria!

Cornelia Hütter triumphs in Beaver Creek: First victory for Austria!

Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA - A dramatic victory for Cornelia Hütter: The Austrian ski racer won the departure in Beaver Creek on Saturday with a spectacular Performance demonstration. On the dreaded "Birds of Prey" route, Hütter prevailed against strong competitors and thus celebrated the first victory for the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) in the current ski World Cup season. With an error-free journey, she exceeded the Italian Sofia Goggia, who landed only 0.16 seconds, and the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, who took third place with a deficit of 0.34 seconds, such as OE24.at reported.

The tension was particularly high on Saturday because Sofia Goggia celebrated an impressive comeback after an eight -month injury break. Goggia set a clear sign right from the start and drove the fastest time in the first part, but Hütter was not impressed by the strong performance. In the decisive section of the route, she showed nerve strength and got victory with a superior journey, while Goggia, who fought back strongly after her injury, only won the silver medal, like Sportschau.de reported.

The challenges of the route

The departure in Beaver Creek placed high demands on the athletes, known for their steep passages and treacherous transitions. Due to a gastrointestinal infection, Kira Weidle-Winkelmann had to cancel at short notice, which was severely burdened by the German hopes. Her colleague Emma Aicher, who was supposed to hold up the flags for Germany, could not assert herself despite a promising start and missed the target area with over 3.5 seconds behind.