Goggia wins women’s World Cup super-G at Beaver Creek on return from broken leg [Video]

Italy’s Sofia Goggia made a stirring return to competition as she won the women’s super-G in Beaver Creek, Colorado on Sunday for her 25th World Cup victory in only her second race since breaking her right leg in February.

Goggia covered the Birds of Prey course in a time of one minute 3.9 seconds to beat defending overall World Cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland by 0.48 seconds.

Austria’s Ariane Raedler finished third for her second World Cup podium finish with a run that bumped compatriot Cornelia Huetter, who edged Goggia to win Saturday’s downhill race, into fourth place.

“Today I felt happy and I brought my joy on skis and I said, with the (starting) number 13, one of the last numbers of the first group, if I end up with the green light then I am going to do the samba,” Goggia said.

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