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3 days ago
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Lara Gut-Behrami to retire from Alpine skiing after 2026 Olympic season
Lara Gut-Behrami already said she has competed at her last World Championships. Now she's saying she plans to end her Alpine skiing career after a fourth Olympics in 2026. Gut-Behrami, the 2022 Olympic super-G gold medalist, shared the news at an event in her native Switzerland on Tuesday night, according to Swiss media reports. Advertisement Gut-Behrami, 34, also won world championships in the super-G and giant slalom in 2021 and World Cup overall titles in 2015-16 and 2023-24. Her 48 career World Cup race victories are third among active women behind Mikaela Shiffrin (101) and Lindsey Vonn (82). Gut-Behrami said before this past February's World Championships that it would be her last time competing at the biennial worlds. Gut-Behrami has raced on the highest level since age 16, including winning two world championships silver medals at age 17 in 2009. After the 2026 Olympics, Gut-Behrami plans to move to England as her husband, Valon, will be the technical director at his former soccer club, Watford, according to Swiss media. Norway leads the way in 2025 winter sports world championships medals Norway won the most medals and gold medals at winter sports World Championships in 2025.
NBC Sports
3 days ago
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Lara Gut-Behrami to retire from Alpine skiing after 2026 Olympics
Lara Gut-Behrami already said she has competed at her last World Championships. Now she's saying she plans to end her Alpine skiing career after a fourth Olympics in 2026. Gut-Behrami, the 2022 Olympic super-G gold medalist, shared the news at an event in her native Switzerland on Tuesday night, according to Swiss media reports. Gut-Behrami, 34, also won world championships in the super-G and giant slalom in 2021 and World Cup overall titles in 2015-16 and 2023-24. Her 48 career World Cup race victories are third among active women behind Mikaela Shiffrin (101) and Lindsey Vonn (82). Gut-Behrami said before this past February's World Championships that it would be her last time competing at the biennial worlds. Gut-Behrami has raced on the highest level since age 16, including winning two world championships silver medals at age 17 in 2009. After the 2026 Olympics, Gut-Behrami plans to move to England as her husband, Valon, will be the technical director at his former soccer club, Watford, according to Swiss media. Nick Zaccardi,
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami retiring after upcoming Olympic season
ZURICH (AP) — Two-time overall World Cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami intends on retiring after the upcoming Olympic season. The Swiss skier revealed her plans at a sponsor's event in Zurich. The 34-year-old Gut-Behrami said she wants to move to London next year to join her husband, former Switzerland international Valon Behrami, who she said was taking over as sporting director at English soccer club Watford. 'I certainly won't be a cleaning lady,' Gut-Behrami said this week, while hinting she would like to become a mother. Gut-Behrami won her overall titles in 2015-16 and 2023-24 and has 48 World Cup victories — good for fifth on the all-time women's list. She also won gold in super-G and bronze in giant slalom at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, plus a bronze in downhill at the 2014 Sochi Games. One of Gut-Behrami's best performances came at the 2021 world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where she swept gold in super-G and giant slalom and took bronze in downhill. Cortina will host women's skiing in the Winter Games in February, which would be Gut-Behrami's fourth Olympics. She missed the 2010 Vancouver Games due to injury. Gut-Behrami made her World Cup debut at age 16 in 2007. ___
Hamilton Spectator
3 days ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami retiring after upcoming Olympic season
ZURICH (AP) — Two-time overall World Cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami intends on retiring after the upcoming Olympic season. The Swiss skier revealed her plans at a sponsor's event in Zurich. The 34-year-old Gut-Behrami said she wants to move to London next year to join her husband, former Switzerland international Valon Behrami, who she said was taking over as sporting director at English soccer club Watford. 'I certainly won't be a cleaning lady,' Gut-Behrami said this week, while hinting she would like to become a mother. Gut-Behrami won her overall titles in 2015-16 and 2023-24 and has 48 World Cup victories — good for fifth on the all-time women's list. She also won gold in super-G and bronze in giant slalom at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, plus a bronze in downhill at the 2014 Sochi Games. One of Gut-Behrami's best performances came at the 2021 world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where she swept gold in super-G and giant slalom and took bronze in downhill. Cortina will host women's skiing in the Winter Games in February, which would be Gut-Behrami's fourth Olympics. She missed the 2010 Vancouver Games due to injury. Gut-Behrami made her World Cup debut at age 16 in 2007. ___ AP skiing:
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami retiring after upcoming Olympic season
ZURICH (AP) — Two-time overall World Cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami intends on retiring after the upcoming Olympic season. The Swiss skier revealed her plans at a sponsor's event in Zurich. The 34-year-old Gut-Behrami said she wants to move to London next year to join her husband, former Switzerland international Valon Behrami, who she said was taking over as sporting director at English soccer club Watford. 'I certainly won't be a cleaning lady,' Gut-Behrami said this week, while hinting she would like to become a mother. Gut-Behrami won her overall titles in 2015-16 and 2023-24 and has 48 World Cup victories — good for fifth on the all-time women's list. She also won gold in super-G and bronze in giant slalom at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, plus a bronze in downhill at the 2014 Sochi Games. One of Gut-Behrami's best performances came at the 2021 world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where she swept gold in super-G and giant slalom and took bronze in downhill. Cortina will host women's skiing in the Winter Games in February, which would be Gut-Behrami's fourth Olympics. She missed the 2010 Vancouver Games due to injury. Gut-Behrami made her World Cup debut at age 16 in 2007. ___ AP skiing:
