Hauter fights for the Super-G victory: does she manage the title hat trick?

Hauter fights for the Super-G victory: does she manage the title hat trick?

Kvitfjell, Norwegen - in Kvitfjell, Norway, the Austrian ski takers Cornelia Hütter and the young German Emma Aicher brought an exciting race for the podium at the speed week. Hütter shone on Saturday with a third place in the second descent. Hütter performed strongly with only 0.19 seconds behind Aicher, who celebrated her first victory in the Alpine Ski World Cup. "Everything has decided from the last meantime, it was nerve -wracking," she said after the race. Aicher, who got a podium on Friday, proved her talent by winning victory with a convincing journey, while the American Lauren Macuga also won her first podium and only finished 0.03 seconds behind Hütter.

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in the World Cup is Hütter as the best ÖSV runner in sixth place, while Stephanie Venier, who could not start this time due to health problems, takes ninth place. The lead in the overall ranking still has Lara Gut-Behrami and is pursued by Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia. Hütter reduced her gap to Brignone to just 16 points, which increases the tension in the race for the Discipline World Cup. Despite the deficit, Hütter remains optimistic: "The shape is right, especially the mindset", she shows itself unimpressed by the situation.

With the Super-G on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., the next decisive race is scheduled to broadcast live on ORF. The competition promises to keep the fans in suspense, especially after the strong performance of Hütter and the impressive return of Aicher, who has attracted attention, not only for their victory, but also for their training achievements at the last world championships. She gives a fresh air to skiing through her smart journey and the audience hopes for another exciting race in the Super-G.