Two months before the Beijing Winter Games, where she will defend her Olympic downhill title, the Italian has again proven that she is indeed the best speed specialist at the moment.

In Alberta, she hit the nail on the head as only American Lindsey Vonn had done before, three times in 2012, 2015 and 2016.

"Of the three wins in the last three days, this is the best. Because last season, when I was winning the downhill, I couldn't do it in super-G. I couldn't find a way to go from one to the other with the same success, "commented Goggia.

"Today, I proved that I can do it, I'm super happy and super happy. It's my biggest victory. 300 points in three days, how can I do more?" .

If she flew over the first two races on Friday and Saturday, Goggia this time pulled away to beat the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, holder of the discipline's small crystal globe, who also won the big crystal globe in 2016, and finished close to 11 / 100th.

The Italian Sofia Goggia, during her victory in the super-G of Lake Louise, counting for the Alpine Skiing World Cup, on December 5, 2021 in Alberta (Canada) Patrick T. FALLON AFP

The Austrian Mirjam Puchner completed the podium at 44 / 100th, ahead of her compatriot Tamara Tipler (50 / 100th) and the Italian Federica Brignone (53 / 100th).

Mikaela Shiffrin, more of a specialist in technical events, and who missed out on the weekend's two downhills by finishing 26th and 38th, finally showed a better face by taking 6th place, 58 / 100th behind the winner of the day.

Schiffrin 6th

Still leader in the general classification with 405 points ahead of the Slovakian Petra Vlhova (340 pts), she will wait for a 72nd World Cup victory.

The American Mikaela Shiffrin, during the Super-G in Lake Louise, counting for the Alpine Skiing World Cup, on December 5, 2021 in Alberta (Canada) Patrick T. FALLON AFP

Goggia, she jumped to 3rd place (315 pts), reward for a perfect weekend in Lake Louise, her victory in the super-G, her 14th in the World Cup, being the fruit of a huge confidence accumulated over the first two descents of the season, her specialty, since she is six in a row, counting the four successes gleaned between December 19, 2020 and January 23, 2021.

Ten days later, her momentum was abruptly stopped by an injury to the right knee, which occurred while going down the track of Garmisch (Germany) and which then deprived her of "her" Worlds in Cortina d'Ampezzo at the end of last season. .

From now on it is only a distant and bad memory for Goggia, who in this matter again does as well as Lindsey Vonn, winner of six consecutive downhills in 2009-10, before winning Olympic gold in Vancouver, and than Picabo Street which also achieved this performance in 1995.

A spectacular skier, designated Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics next February, the Bergamasque will undoubtedly be one of the favorites next Saturday and Sunday in Saint-Moritz, Switzerland, for two more. super-G on the program.

On the French side, the best ranked of the day is Tiffany Gauthier, 26th (at 1 sec 98 / 100th), just ahead of Romane Miradoli (27th at 2 sec).

Laura Gauche finished 31st (at 2 sec 27 / 100th) and Camille Cerutti 33rd (at 2 sec 44/100).

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