Washington (The Washington Post) – 11/02/2022. 23:15
Swiss Lara Gutt-Bahrami wins super long slalom
- Gut Bahrami was ahead of the Austrian Miriam Buechner and the other Swiss, Michel Gisin
- Gut Bahrami’s preparations for these games were not perfect
Swiss scored Lara Gut-Bahrami Finally, the gold medal in the super long slalom in the alpine skiing at the Beijing Olympics, Friday, won the first medal in yellow metal in her participation in the Winter Olympics, and the second in these games after bronze in the long slalom.
Gott-Bahrami was ahead of the Austrian Miriam Buechner and the other Swiss, Michel Geisen.
The Swiss figure skater Gott-Bahrami also won bronze in the downhill race in 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Switzerland’s Gott-Bahrami became the first female skater to win gold in the super long slalom, immediately after she was crowned world champion in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in 2021. She also became the first female athlete from her country (men and women) to win gold in this race at the Winter Olympics.
“I didn’t have any strategy, that was exactly my problem back when I thought a lot about what to do. I think it takes a number of days to believe what’s happening to me,” said Swiss Gott-Bahrami.
The famous American Michaela Shivrett ranked ninth.
