Cornelia Hütter wins the Downhill Crystal Globe

Victory in the Downhill in Saalbach on Saturday sees Cornelia Hütter sensationally win the Crystal Globe in this discipline. For the Austrian athlete this is the first Crystal Globe in her career. The final deciding race for the Downhill overall rankings is an absolute cliff-hanger. The second and fourth places overall go to two other HEAD Worldcup Rebels: Lara Gut-Behrami and Stephanie Venier.

"Cornelia Hütter skied a brilliant race. She has more than earned the Crystal Globe with this superb run. The first, second and fourth places in the Downhill overall ranking show the level we are at in this discipline. Stephanie Venier just missed out on third place, but she had an excellent season. It wasn't quite enough to take the whole podium in the Downhill, but we can handle that," says HEAD Racing Director Rainer Salzgeber.

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Cornelia Hütter wins Downhill Crystal Globe with second victory

Three HEAD Worldcup Rebels competed for the Downhill Crystal Globe in the final race of the season: Lara Gut-Behrami, Stephanie Venier and Cornelia Hütter. Cornelia Hütter raced to her sixth World Cup victory with bib number twelve, her second win in the Downhill, which took her to the top of the overall ranking. 28 points behind the Austrian, Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland finished the Downhill World Cup in second place.

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"That was a gripping finish"

"I was nervous today and felt as though I was slow. I saw the number one displayed as I crossed the line, so it was a gripping finish. You can see how emotional, exciting and fun racing is. It's unbelievable,“ said a delighted Cornelia Hütter at the finish. "I know that I am still holding back a bit in the Downhill, so I'm very proud that I've managed to achieve this result over the whole season." In this race Austrians Stephanie Venier and Ariane Rädler finished fifth and tenth, Laura Pirovano from Italy was twelfth and Lara Gut-Behrami finished in 17th place.

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