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Swiss Ski Star Lara Gut-Behrami Calls Time on 18-Year Career

The 35-year-old suffered a serious knee injury last November that ruled her out of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Gut-Behrami told Swiss television that despite all her falls she was suffering no pain and she did not want to push her luck after 18 seasons on the elite circuit. "I have had the good fortune and the honour to enjoy a long and intense career, to express my dreams and aspirations through skiing, and to share that journey with ex…

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The Ticino native boasts one of the most impressive records in Swiss and world skiing after 18 seasons: three Olympic medals (one gold in Super-G in 2022 and two bronze medals in Downhill in 2014 and Super-G in 2022). She has won nine medals at the World Championships, including two overall World Cup titles (2016 and 2024). In her preferred discipline of Super-G, Lara Gut-Berhami has amassed six titles (2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025) a…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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"I fulfilled my dreams on skis and shared this journey with extraordinary people," the legendary Swiss woman wrote in a press release as she bid farewell to the white slopes.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The world of alpine skiing is leaving one of the greatest competitors of her generation. As announced by the official FIS Alpine World Cup Tour profile, Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami has concluded her rich sports career, in which she left an indelible mark.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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How do you understand that something is over? And how do you translate deep emotions into words?The letter of the three-time Olympic medal to the Swiss state broadcaster

·Milan, Italy
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watson broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
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