Austrian skier Stephanie Venier won the women’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
Federica Brignone of Italy finished 0.10 seconds behind to take the silver medal, while Lauren Macuga of the United States and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Norway shared bronzes, 0.24 off the lead.
WATCH | Venier captures world championship gold on home mountain:
Austria’s Stephanie Venier wins world championship super-G gold on home mountain
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Stephanie Venier thrilled the crowd in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria by winning the women’s super-G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Canada’s Cassidy Grey finished 20th after she was forced to do a re-run.
The Invermere, B.C., skier’s first run was halted because organizers needed to fix the course following a crash.
WATCH | Canadian Gray finishes 20th in world championship super-G:
Cassidy Gray of Invermere, B.C. finished in 20th place in the women’s super-G, at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Lindsey Vonn hooked a gate with her right arm early in her run and did not finish in her first appearance at the worlds in six years. She avoided falling and was able to stop but then grasped her arm in apparent pain.
The gate pressed on her forearm, locked her elbow by her side and pushed the whole arm back with pressure on her shoulder.
WATCH | Gray describes her wild day at worlds:
Cassidy Gray of Invermere, B.C., spoke with CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux, following her 20th place finish in the women’s super-G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Gray was forced to do a re-run, after her first run was halted because organizers needed to fix the course following a crash.
Spectators in the area let out a collective gasp of astonishment and grew silent with concern. Vonn skied down to the finish and waved to the crowd.
Live streaming coverage through the 13-day world alpine ski championship will be available on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem.
Vonn retired in 2019 after winning bronze in downhill in Are, Sweden, following several injuries, but returned to the circuit this season with a new titanium right knee.
WATCH | American Vonn crashes into a gate:
American Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the women’s super-G, at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm.
The race started in mostly sunny conditions, but more clouds came in after the first half hour. More parts of the course were in the shadow when Vonn started in 30th position.
Venier was the 2013 junior world champion in super-G but a silver in downhill from the 2017 worlds was her only medal in a senior race before Thursday’s triumph.
“It sounds unreal. I slept so bad last night, I was so nervous,” Venier told Austrian TV. “I was extremely nervous at the start, I didn’t know how to handle, but it was probably a good omen.”
WATCH | Venier tells CBC Sports about her win in front of a home crowd:
Stephanie Venier spoke with CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux as it was being announced that she had officially won the women’s super-G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm.
Venier has three career World Cup wins, including one in a super-G in Switzerland a year ago.
Thursday’s opening race at the worlds took place exactly one year before the 2026 opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
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