(Val d’Isère) The Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, who was to participate in the Alpine Skiing World Cup events this weekend in Val d’Isère in Savoie, has tested positive for COVID-19, as well as two members of the management, said his team on Friday.
All three, having “felt mild flu-like symptoms,” left the station for Switzerland, where they were subjected to PCR tests, according to a statement from the Swiss team.
These “turned out to be positive for all three people. All the other members of the Swiss team present for the World Cup events in France have tested negative ”.
“Lara Gut-Behrami has been placed in isolation and will therefore miss the races this weekend in Val d’Isère and next week in Courchevel”, according to the same source.
The Swiss champion was shaping up to be one of the favorites for the World Cup stage in Val d’Isère this weekend (a downhill on Saturday and a super-G on Sunday), despite a heavy fall during the super- G of St. Moritz last Sunday. She had signed on 8e time in Thursday’s practice, but hadn’t participated in Friday’s practice.
30-year-old Lara Gut-Behrami won the overall World Cup standings in 2016 and finished 2e in 2021 behind Slovakian Petra Vlhova.