Ross Wins Super G to Finish Seventh in Combined
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 13, 2016) – Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR) posted the fastest super G time and finished seventh overall as Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener won another weather-challenged race and the Audi FIS Ski World Cup alpine combined crystal globe Sunday.
“I didn’t feel that great about my slalom … so that gave me a bit more ambition and drive for the super G,” said Ross, who finished 21st in the slalom. “I went straight, tried to arc everything, and I feel great about winning the second run.”
Laurenne Ross wins the super G portion of the combined.
Heavy fog forced race organizers to switch the format of Sunday’s race, running slalom first and super G second. Fog also delayed and interrupted the afternoon super G. However, Holdener, who posted the fasted morning slalom time, was able to squeak out the victory, despite finishing 11th in the super G. Austria’s Michaela Kirchgasser was second, followed by overall World Cup leader Lara Gut of Switzerland in third.
With her third-place finish, Gut virtually wrapped up the overall World Cup title heading into this week’s World Cup Finals in St. Moritz. Gut holds a 127-point lead over Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO), who is out for the remainder of the season. Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg is third overall, 355 points behind Gut.
Ross skis slalom to finish in seventh overall.
Up next, the men and women’s tour converge in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the World Cup Finals with downhill training getting underway Monday.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener won the Audi FIS Ski World Cup alpine combined crystal globe following her victory Sunday.
- Lara Gut leads the overall World Cup standings with 1,362 points following her third place finish Sunday.
- Laurenne Ross won the afternoon super G and finished seventh overall, her career-best World Cup alpine combined result.
QUOTES
Laurenne Ross
I didn’t feel that great about my slalom … so that gave me a bit more ambition and drive for the super G. I went straight, tried to arc everything, and I feel about winning the second run.
[On heading into World Cup Finals] It gives me some good confidence to know that I can be on top in super G. I’m psyched going into World Cup Finals and hopefully I can do well there.
Broadcast and Live Streaming (times EST)
Sunday, Mar. 13
4:00 p.m. - Women’s alpine combined, Lenzerheide - Universal HD
RESULTS