Huetter silences Swiss crowd when she finishes ahead of Gut-Behrami to win super-G in St. Moritz

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Austria’s Cornelia Huetter celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

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Austria’s Cornelia Huetter celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

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United States’ Lindsey Vonn competes in an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

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Austria’s Cornelia Huetter competes in an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

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Austria’s Cornelia Huetter, center, winner of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, celebrates on the podium with second-placed Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami, left, and third-placed Italy’s Sofia Goggia, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

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Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami checks her time at the finish area of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

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Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami competes in an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

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Italy’s Sofia Goggia competes in an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

By ANDREW DAMPF

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Austrian skier Cornelia Huetter silenced the Swiss crowd when she finished ahead of home favorite Lara Gut-Behrami to win a World Cup super-G on Saturday.

The race also marked the return of Lindsey Vonn after nearly six years of retirement, with the American standout crossing in 14th.

It was Huetter’s second win in two weekends, having also claimed a downhill in Beaver Creek, Colorado, a week ago.

Huetter trailed Olympic champion Gut-Behrami at every checkpoint but made up time on the bottom section of the Corvaglia course to finish 0.18 seconds ahead.

No Austrian had won a super-G in St. Moritz since Michaela Dorfmeister in 2006.

“After inspection, I thought it would be a little bit easier. But then when I skied down, I was thinking, ‘Oh my god, it’s not that easy, it’s really tough,’” Huetter said. “That was also my feeling through the run. It’s really tricky, the gates are coming so fast. The last part I was skiing really good.”

Sofia Goggia finished third, 0.33 behind, for her third consecutive podium result after returning from an injury layoff.

Vonn was 1.18 back.

It was Huetter’s eighth World Cup win and fifth in super-G. Last season, Huetter won the season-long World Cup downhill title.

Another super-G is scheduled for St. Moritz on Sunday.

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