Gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland poses for photos during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
YANQING, Beijing, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland won women's Super-G gold on Friday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Gut-Behrami clocked a winning time of one minute and 13.51 seconds to add another medal to the bronze she won at Monday's giant slalom.
Austria's Mirjam Puchner finished second with 0.22 seconds behind. Another Swiss racer, 2018 Olympic combined gold medalist Michelle Gisin, settled for bronze in 1:13.81.
Gut-Behrami said she won the gold without any specific pre-race plans.
"I had no strategy at all. I just tried to ski," she said.
"This is what has always been a little bit of a problem in the past - thinking what to do and what to do better. Now I just try and ski," she said.
Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States finished ninth after skiing out in her first two events.
Shiffrin, who won the slalom gold at the 2014 Sochi Games and giant slalom gold at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, struggled at the start and managed to cross in the finish line 0.79 seconds behind Gut-Behrami.
"I didn't think there was a very big chance to come in and win, or even medal, in this race with these women who have been skiing Super-G all season," Shiffrin said.
"I just skied strong, and it's a really big relief to be here now in the finish, having skied a run well," she said. ■
Silver medalist Mirjam Puchner (L) of Austria and Gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland attend the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria checks her medal during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria poses for photos during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria poses for photos during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Sarah Schleper of Mexico reacts during alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Bronze medalist Michelle Gisin of Switzerland reacts during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami (L) and Bronze medalist Michelle Gisin of Switzerland pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Bronze medalist Michelle Gisin of Switzerland reacts during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami (C) of Switzerland, Silver medalist Mirjam Puchner (L) of Austria and Bronze medalist Michelle Gisin of Switzerland pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Bronze medalist Michelle Gisin of Switzerland reacts during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Bronze medalist Michelle Gisin of Switzerland poses for photos during the awarding ceremony after the alpine skiing women's Super-G of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
