Mikaela Shiffrin completes downhill run in middle of pack as Corinne Suter wins gold

Goggia damage her left knee a couple of month in the past however nonetheless managed to take the lead by almost half a second. She let loose a prolonged roar after crossing the road after which kissed a tv digital camera.

Goggia has dominated the downhill in latest seasons and would have been the favourite if not for getting injured throughout a super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo lower than a month in the past. The 29-year-old Italian partially tore a ligament in her left knee and sustained a minor fracture in that leg, together with tendon harm.

Goggia had gained the final eight World Cup downhills she completed, a streak that started in December 2020. However Suter gained the final downhill race earlier than the Olympics.

Suter is the primary girl since Lindsey Vonn to carry the Olympic and world championship titles in downhill on the similar time.

Nadia Delago of Italy completed 0.57 behind Suter for bronze. She was briefly within the lead and gave the impression to be sobbing in disbelief after she crossed the road. She then hugged her older sister Nicol, who had completed a short while earlier.

The race was halted for about quarter-hour after Camille Cerutti crashed. The French skier misplaced management after a soar and slid a good distance down the slope, loudly screaming the entire time. She was taken off the mountain on a sled.

An hour earlier than the scheduled begin of the race, the wind was whipping at about 15 mph (about 25 kph), with gusts topping 25 mph (40 kph) on the prime of the hill. The beginning was was delayed for half-hour due to the wind.