Lara Gut-Behrami Suffers Severe Knee Injury

Lara Gut-Behrami will miss the rest of the Olympic season due to a severe knee injury.

The 34-year-old Gut-Behrami suffered the injury while training in super-G in Copper Mountain, Colorado, last week.

She ruptured ligaments in her left knee and damaged the meniscus, which will require surgery next week.

Lara Gut-Behrami was set to defend her Olympic champion title in super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo in February.

The injury may affect her plans to retire when the season ends in March, as she will wait to see what the future holds after the injury heals.

Gut-Behrami has had a successful career, winning two World Cup overall championships and taking gold in super-G and giant slalom at the 2021 world championships.

She noted that a knee injury, as complex as it is, cannot be considered a tragedy, especially considering the recent deaths of young skiers who crashed in training.

The Milan Cortina Olympics was due to be Gut-Behrami's fourth Winter Games, with women's Alpine skiing raced on the course where she took gold in super-G and giant slalom at the 2021 world championships, and bronze in downhill.