Pirovano takes first downhill win as Aicher closes in on Vonn
- On Saturday, March 7, 2026, Laura Pirovano won the World Cup downhill in Val di Fassa, Dolomites, by 0.01 seconds, taking advantage of home snow.
- After the Olympic crash last month, Vonn's absence opened the downhill title race with four races remaining.
- Pirovano earned her first World Cup podium in her 125th start and was among the few racers topping 130 kph, while Corinne Suter touched close to 133 kph.
- The standings now show Laura Pirovano leading with 436 points, Emma Aicher 408, and Vonn 400 with one race left on March 21.
- One race remains before the finale, and multiple skiers remain close, including Emma Aicher and Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at Kvitfjell, Norway, March 21.
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Emma Aicher can win the discipline classification in the downhill, but the ski racer is in second place in the season finale.
Today, the second World Cup descent in Val di Fassa is on the program. We report live – see Ticker below. Here is the live ticker: Laura Pirovano won the first descent on Friday. The 28-year-old Italian won 1/100 seconds ahead of the German Emma Aicher and 0.29 ahead of US Olympic champion Breezy Johnson. Cornelia Hütter landed on the hard and compactly prepared "La Volata" as the best Austrian in fifth place (+0.34), Ariane Rädler became sixth …
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