Lara Gut-Behrami

About Lara Gut-Behrami

Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in all disciplines and specializes in the speed events of downhill and Super-G, born 27 April 1991 in Sorengo, Ticino (nee Gut); married Swiss footballer Valon Behrami in July 2018 and has raced under the double-barrelled name since. Made her World Cup debut in December 2007 at age 16 and her first World Cup win at 17. With 48 career World Cup wins (24 SG, 13 DH, 10 GS, 1 AC) across 101 podiums, she is one of the all-time greats of alpine skiing and the first woman with at least ten World Cup wins in three different disciplines. Won Olympic super-G gold at the 2022 Beijing Games (plus downhill bronze in 2014), and is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2016, 2024) with a record six Super-G discipline globes plus one GS globe. At the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo she won two golds (super-G and a razor-thin giant slalom victory over Mikaela Shiffrin by 0.02 seconds), and added a team combined silver (paired with Wendy Holdener) at the 2025 Saalbach-Hinterglemm Worlds - her 9th career World Championship medal (2 gold) across 9 appearances. Announced her retirement in June 2025, effective after the 2025-26 season, but an early season knee injury sustained in training has kept her out for essentially the entire final campaign.