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Goggia Reclaims Super-G Lead as Odermatt Nears Downhill Globe in First Week Back From Olympics

Post‑Olympic results underscore the outsized role of injuries in the season’s closing stretch.

Feb 15, 2026; Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; Sofia Goggia of Italy in the first run of the women's alpine skiing giant slalom during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images/File Photo
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Men's Giant Slalom Run 2 - Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio, Italy - February 14, 2026. Marco Odermatt of Switzerland reacts after his second run REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute/File Photo
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Super-G - Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Belluno, Italy - February 12, 2026.  Corinne Suter of Switzerland in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
German youngster Emma Aicher is 96 points behind Sofia Goggia in the World Cup super-G standings

Overview

  • Sofia Goggia won Sunday’s super-G in Soldeu, restoring an 84-point cushion over Alice Robinson and 116 over Emma Aicher with two races remaining in the discipline.
  • Emma Aicher had surged on Saturday with a dominant super-G win and, after placing fourth in Friday’s downhill, cut absent Lindsey Vonn’s downhill lead to 94 points with three races to go.
  • Corinne Suter took Friday’s downhill in Soldeu for her first World Cup downhill victory since 2022, signaling a return to form after recent injuries.
  • Marco Odermatt led a Swiss podium sweep in Saturday’s Garmisch downhill to extend his discipline lead to 175 points over Franjo von Allmen, with two downhills left.
  • Federations reported fresh injuries from training crashes, with France’s Nils Alphand sidelined at least three weeks and Finland’s Elian Lehto under hospital monitoring, while Federica Brignone continues to manage leg pain and selective starts.