Sofia Goggia wins the World Cup in super-G

The final speed race of the Alpine Ski World Cup - the women's super-G in Norway - was highly emotional. Italy's Sofia Goggia took the win, securing the World Cup title in the discipline. This is her first "small crystal globe" in super-G; before this, the "speed queen" had won the World Cup downhill title four times.

Racing in her trademark aggressive style on the super-G course, Goggia claimed her third victory of the season, finishing ahead of Corinne Suter (+0.32) and Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (+0.60).

“I really wanted to have both ‘globes’ - in downhill and super-G - and I finally did it. I can say that almost everything worked out today,” Sofia said.

“This year I have delivered very consistent results in super-G, so I believe I truly deserved this cup.”

Before the race, the Italian led Alice Robinson (New Zealand) by 63 points, meaning she only needed to finish sixth or higher to secure the World Cup super-G title. After a nervous start, during which she twice strayed from the ideal line, the 33-year-old turned things around midway down the course and moved into the lead.

Realising that the “globe” was practically guaranteed, an emotional Goggia covered her face with her hands and burst into tears in the finish area. “When the pressure is this intense, you have to deal with it, so I am happy with the result,” she said after the finish.

Goggia's only rival in the fight for the super-G World Cup title - Alice Robinson - was unable to produce a good result, made a mistake midway through the course and eventually finished 16th, remaining second in the super-G standings.

“This is definitely a big step forward from 17th place in last year's super-G standings,” Robinson said. “Of course, I still have work to do. I have a lot to be proud of, but there is still much to accomplish,” added Alice, who failed to win a single “globe” this season despite making a very strong start.

Sofia Goggia enjoyed an outstanding season specifically in super-G, rather than downhill as many expected. The Italian claimed three victories, finished on the podium twice more and placed in the top 10 in all eight races in the discipline. She ultimately won the super-G World Cup title by 163 points from Alice Robinson. Emma Aicher finished third in the discipline standings, 195 points behind Goggia.

A day earlier, another Italian Alpine skier, Laura Pirovano, won the downhill World Cup after also winning the downhill race. Interestingly, all four final races in Norway - two downhills and two super-Gs - were won by Italians. Dominik Paris won both men's races.

Photo: footage from SRF Sport and the press office of the World Cup event in Kvitfjell 18:46 22.03.26

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