Victory for Corinne Suter and Emma Aicher in Soldeu

Two athletes who returned to the World Cup this season following injuries win a double victory for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels in the Downhill in Soldeu on Friday: Corinne Suter stands on top of the podium for the sixth time, Nina Ortlieb in second place, just missing her first Downhill victory eleven hundredths of a second behind her. Emma Aicher wins the first Super-G in Soldeu on Saturday with her fifth World Cup victory. And in the second Super-G on Sunday, two HEAD athletes celebrate podium finishes: Emma Aicher in second place, and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie who is third.

"Emma Aicher has finished first, second and fourth in three races; that's really brilliant! On Sunday, she was unlucky with the changing light conditions," said HEAD Racing Director Rainer Salzgeber. "Corinne Suter's performance was a very special result. Falling during training set her back weeks. Her recovery, followed by another victory after such a long time, makes this all the better. On Sunday, she showed what she's capable of in the Super-G with bib number 1. Everyone watching could see her focus and commitment on the day. The fact that so many athletes in our women's team are at the top is truly extraordinary. Vincent Kriechmayr and Franjo von Allmen both performed well in the Downhill. Five HEAD athletes were in the top eleven, which was one of our best results as a team."

First World Cup victory since December 2022

Corinne Suter celebrated her return to the World Cup in January following an injury in early December and nailed it on Friday in Soldeu with her sixth World Cup victory. This is her fourth in the Downhill, and first since December 2022. "It took me a while to win because I needed time to regain confidence in the Downhill discipline. This time I felt I could finally let go of the handbrake, so let's see what happens next. A lot has happened since my previous victory, hopefully it won't take another four years until the next one!" said Corinne Suter at the finish.

Six HEAD Worldcup Rebels in the top nine

Nina Ortlieb raced to second place in the Downhill, narrowly missing out on her first Downhill victory. The Austrian athlete has won two World Cup victories so far, both in the Super-G. "I am happy with that. I knew that this is my kind of run. All in all, I skied well and I showed a lot of commitment," said Nina Ortlieb. No fewer than six HEAD Worldcup Rebels finished in the top nine, with Emma Aicher from Germany in fourth place, Cornelia Hütter from Austria sixth, Kajsa Vickhoff Lie from Norway seventh, and Laura Pirovano from Italy in ninth place. World Cup points also went to Ariane Rädler from Austria in 14th place, Elena Curtoni from Italy 18th, Nadine Fest from Austria 19th, Allison Mollin and Keely Cashman from the USA 21st and 22nd, Jasmin Mathis from Switzerland 23rd, Lena Wechner from Austria 26th, and Delia Durrer from Switzerland 30th. Lindsey Vonn, who is injured, still leads the Downhill World Cup with 400 points. Emma Aicher is in second place with 306 points.

Emma Aicher wins third Super-G victory

Emma Aicher continues competing on top form. The 22-year-old German athlete won her fifth World Cup victory on Saturday, her third in a Super-G. She did so in impressive style with a lead of 88 hundredths of a second. "My run wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad," said Emma Aicher. Corinne Suter's third place confirmed once again that she is one of the top skiers in both of the speed disciplines. Four more HEAD Worldcup Rebels finished in the top ten, with Kajsa Vickhoff Lie in fifth place, Laura Pirovano eighth, Laura Gauche from France ninth, and Cornelia Hütter tenth. Also picking up points in the top 30 were Keely Cashman in twelfth place, Elena Curtoni 18th, Nadine Fest 19th, Tricia Mangan from the USA in 22nd place, and Lisa Grill from Austria, who finished 30th.

Kajsa Vickhoff Lie on the podium in the second Super-G of the weekend

The women's World Cup weekend in Soldeu finished with two podiums in the Super-G on Sunday; Emma Aicher finished second and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie was in third place. This is the second podium of the season for Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, and her first in a Super-G. "March is my month. This felt really good and I've found my racing vibe. I hope that I can take this feeling with me and keep attacking for the rest of the season," said Kajsa Vickhoff Lie. Emma Aicher said, "I'm satisfied, although I didn't quite pull it off on the steep section again." Corinne Suter and Laura Pirovano followed in fourth and fifth place, with Nina Ortlieb finishing ninth. Points were also notched up by Keely Cashman in twelfth place, Elena Curtoni 15th, Cornelia Hütter 17th, Ariane Rädler 18th, Nadine Fest 19th, Laura Gauche 20th, Tricia Mangan 28th and Allison Mollin 30th.

Vincent Kriechmayr just misses podium

In the men's Downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday, Vincent Kriechmayr from Austria just missed the podium in fourth place. Also in the top ten were Franjo von Allmen from Switzerland in sixth place, Ryan Cochran-Siegle from the USA in seventh place, and Justin Murisier from Switzerland, who finished tenth. Erik Arvidsson from the USA, who started with bib number 44, finished eleventh, James Crawford from Canada 28th, and Stefan Babinsky from Austria was 29th. On Sunday, the Super-G was cancelled due to poor visibility.