World Ski Championships in Saalbach: Who will win gold in the women's downhill?

On February 8, 2025, the highly anticipated event of the World Ski Championships will take place in Saalbach: the women's downhill. This event is the highlight for the speed specialists and presents exciting competition, especially for the Austrian team, led by the top favorite Mirjam Puchner, who achieved the fastest time in the last training session, thereby boosting self-confidence laola1.at reported. After Stephanie Venier's impressive victory in the Super-G, the Austrian team is hoping for another gold medal. The other Austrian athletes, Cornelia Hütter, Ariane Rädler and Christina Ager, also showed respectable performances, but Venier fell short of her expectations due to difficulties in the last training session.

Competition with high expectations

Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami, who last celebrated success at the world championships last year, is also under pressure to build on her best performances after her last medal was three years ago. Even though she is known in Saalbach for her love of the slopes, the latest results and training achievements are under discussion. Looking back at her results in previous competitions, she is threatened with a constant search for the usual success bluewin.ch reported. After her last descent, which only ended in 17th place, Gut-Behrami is forced to prove her skills again in this crucial competition.

The athletes not only have to assert themselves against the pressure situation, but also master the demanding slope, which is equipped with artificial waves. The Swiss team is well placed to hope for a strong result. Malorie Blanc and Priska Ming-Nufer, who qualified, bring a breath of fresh air to the group. Ming-Nufer in particular, who has consistently impressed in recent training sessions, could cause surprises. On Saturday we will see who can secure the title as successor to Jasmine Flury, who is out due to injury.