Italian claims DH lead and improves overall hopes with Ledecká fourth.

Sofia Goggia showed the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup field that she is in the mood to regain the downhill title after she produced a lightning fast masterclass to tame the St. Anton course and claim the outright discipline title lead. Here is all you need to know:

– Reigning Olympic downhill champion Goggia came into the weekend with one victory and one second from the two Val-d’Isère DH races as Swiss star Corinne Suter performed well early this season.

– Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami set the early pace on Saturday at the Austrian resort of St. Anton, however it paled in comparison to Goggia’s outstanding, brave run.

– The 28-year-old from Bergamo skied right on the edge the whole way down to open up a 1.34s lead over Gut-Behrami with Suter unable to bridge the sizeable gap seventh down the mountain.

– Czech ski/snowboard star Ester Ledecká produced a good run to lie 1.10s off Goggia before Austrian Tamara Tippler and American Breezy Johnson forced their way on to the final podium with impressive runs.

– Goggia now leads the World Cup downhill standings by 60 points from Suter and moves up to third overall, 235 points behind leader Petra Vlhova of Slovakia.

– The women return on Sunday for the second Super G race of the season after Ledecká won the first one.

  • Sofia Goggia (2nd place) poses for a portrait at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championship in �re, Sweden on February 5th, 2019. // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI201902060065 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Sofia Goggia performs during Red Bull READY4CHALLENGE at McFIT in Milano, Italy, on December 19th, 2018 // Alessandro Dealberto/Red Bull Content Pool // SI201904030004 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Sofia Goggia (ITA) poses for a portrait at the FIS Alpine Skiing Word Cup in Altenmarkt, Austria on January 10, 2020. // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202001130493 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Sofia Goggia (ITA) competes in the downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing Word Cup in Altenmarkt, Austria on January 10, 2020. // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202001130496 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Sofia Goggia (ITA) competes in the downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing Word Cup in Altenmarkt, Austria on January 10, 2020. // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202001130508 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Ester Ledeck� (CZE) seen at the at FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on February 8, 2020. // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202002090038 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Ester Ledecka (CZE) seen at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on February 22, 2020. // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202002240063 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Ester Ledecka is seen at Giant Slalom Race during FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Lech/Z�rs, Austria on November 26, 2020 // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202011300167 // Usage for editorial use only //
  • Ester Ledecka performs at Giant Slalom Race during FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Lech/Z�rs, Austria on November 26, 2020 // Erich Spiess/ASP/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202011300168 // Usage for editorial use only //

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