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Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin finishes ninth in super-G as Lara Gut-Behrami claims gold for Switzerland

Switzerland won their first women’s Olympic super-G with a “spectacular” ski from Lara Gut-Behrami in Beijing. The Swiss also took bronze with Michelle Gisin 0.30 seconds back, while Austria’s Mirjam Puchner took silver 0.22 seconds off the leading pace. Ad/> USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin completed the course following her two DNFs in previous events in Beijing, but was unable to trouble the top three in the super-G, finishing in ninth at 0.79 seconds back.

Alpine skiing-Switzerland's Gut-Behrami wins super-G gold

YANQING, China : Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami won the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics women's super-G on Friday.

Medals update: Lara Gut-Behrami makes Swiss history with gold in women’s Super-G

Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland was the fastest skier in the women’s Alpine skiing women’s Super-G event at these Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Her time of 1:13.51 at the National Alpine Skiing Centre was enough to see the 2021 world champion take her third Olympic medal and her first-ever gold.

Johannes Strolz on emulating Dad's combined Olympic gold: "It's hard not to cry."

Johannes Strolz described replicating his father's feat of winning Alpine combined gold at Beijing 2022 as "a dream come true."

Olympic viewing guide: Canadians skate for medals, Shaun White's last dance

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games by subscribing here.

Vettel hopes F1 race director Masi stays on

Sebastian Vettel said he hopes Formula One race director Michael Masi keeps his job after the Australian made a controversial safety car call in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that denied Lewis Hamilton an unprecedented eighth title.

'The most exciting luge race ever' - Amy Williams says Germany's relay win will go down in history

Natalie Geisenberger has become Germany’s most successful ever Winter Olympian after helping her country complete a clean sweep of gold medals in the luge in Beijing. The Germans took victory from Austria by eight-hundredths of a second in a nail biting team relay event. Ad/> With six gold medals to her name, as well as a lone bronze, Geisenberger is officially the most decorated Luge athlete of all time, as her country continues to dominate the sport.

Ryding looks to complete journey from Pendle to podium

YANQING, China: There is a curious expression in the German-speaking world for skiers who come from outside the sport's snow-covered heartlands - they call them "the exotics".

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Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin finishes ninth in super-G as Lara Gut-Behrami claims gold for Switzerland

Alpine skiing-Switzerland's Gut-Behrami wins super-G gold

Medals update: Lara Gut-Behrami makes Swiss history with gold in women’s Super-G

Johannes Strolz on emulating Dad's combined Olympic gold: "It's hard not to cry."

Olympic viewing guide: Canadians skate for medals, Shaun White's last dance

Vettel hopes F1 race director Masi stays on

'The most exciting luge race ever' - Amy Williams says Germany's relay win will go down in history

Ryding looks to complete journey from Pendle to podium