Brignone, Huetter Share Victory At World Cup Super-G
Jan 30, 2022, 4:00 PM
GARMISCH PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 29: Jasmine Flury of Team Switzerland takes 2nd place, Corinne Suter of Team Switzerland takes 1st place, Cornelia Huetter of team Austria takes 3rd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on January 29, 2022 in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany.
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Cornelia Huetter and Federica Brignone have tied for first place in a World Cup super-G in the final race before the Beijing Olympics.
Brignone could only smile and shake her head in disbelief as Huetter crossed the line with exactly the same time of 1:18.19.
It was a 19th World Cup win for Brignone but only a third for Huetter.
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Federica Brignone y Cornelia Huetter han sido las ganadoras 'ex aequo' del super G de Garmisch Partenkirchen, con cuatro austriacas entre las cinco primeras#esqui #ski #nieve #RFEDI #worldcup #fisalpine pic.twitter.com/BVndixYZLz— NieveAventura (@NieveAventura) January 30, 2022
Her last victory was in December 2017. Tamara Tippler was 0.82 behind the duo.
Brignone extended her lead at the top of the super-G standings.
Several top contenders skipped the races in Garmisch, including overall rivals Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova.
The Beijing Games open Feb. 4 and the women’s super-G is scheduled for Feb. 11.
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