2025 Ski World Championships, Women's Super G Today. TV Times and Favorites: When Goggia and Brignone Start

Five Italians chasing gold, Bassino to defend the title, Brignone and Goggia to amaze again: everything you need to know about the super G

di MANUEL MINGUZZI
5 February 2025
Federico Brignone

Federico Brignone

Saalbach, 6 February 2025 – Italy opened the season with a bang 2025 Alpine Ski World Championships with the extraordinary victory in the mixed team parallel, but also in the second race you can continue to dream. In fact, it arrives today il women's super g, which represents one of the juiciest opportunities for the national team that can field five athletes, having the reigning champion, and all with important possibilities of podium. It is the discipline richest in talent for the pink avalanche and the gold at the debut could be a driving force for the second race of the Austrian world championship. Of course, the rivals are accredited and dangerous, but Italy probably fields the best team on the planet. There is great optimism for another medal.

Favorites

In the World Cup specialty ranking there is Lara good Behrami in the lead, and is among the favourites for the world championship, with 385 points, ahead of Federica Brignone with 310 and Sofia goggia with 246, with the Italians who are forced to play for gold, especially in a season where both are in great shape. The pink avalanche has a dream team in this discipline because all five participants can aim for a medal. Marta bassino defends the 2023 title, but there is also Elena Curtoni and Laura Pirovano who are very competitive and aim for a prestigious result. Obviously be careful of the outsiders, if we want to call them that. There is the Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, the American Lauren Maguey, the usual fearsome Esther Ledecka, and the landladies Cornelia Huetter and Stephanie Venier. Honorable mention, of course, to Lindsey Vonn who will try to amaze at 40 years old. In short, in super g there are the greatest possibilities for Italy that wants to continue the good moment triggered by the extraordinary victory in the mixed parallel team. Never before has the national team had such an absolute first-rate level.

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The complete program of the 2025 Ski World Championships. Who are the favorites and the Italians who deserve a medal

The complete program of the 2025 Ski World Championships. Who are the favorites and the Italians who deserve a medal

The starting bibs

1 Laura Gauche 2 Laura Pirovano 3 Ricarda Haaser 4 Michelle Gisin 5 Marta Bassino 6 Federica Brignone 7 Stephanie Venier 8 Corinne Suter 9 Lara Gut Behrami 10 Kajsa Vickhoff Lie 11 Sofia Goggia 12 Ester Ledecka 13 Elena Curtoni 14 Lauren Macuga 15 Cornelia Huetter 16 Alice Robinson 17 Romane Miradoli 18 Kira Weidle Winkelmann 19 Ariane Raedler 20 Emma Aicher 21 Karen Clement 22 Ilka Stuhec 23 Breezy Johnson 24 Valerie Grenier 25 Elvedina Muzaferija 26 Malorie Blanc 27 Keely Cashman 28 Maryna Gasienica Daniel 29 Camille Cerutti 30 Lindsey Vonn

Where to see it on TV

The super g valid for the Alpine Skiing World Championships will be held on Thursday 6 February in Saalbach with a start time of 11.30:11.10 and with double live TV coverage. Live on free-to-air Rai Due from 1:210, streaming on Raiplay, with commentary by Enrico Cattaneo and Giulio Bosca. Live for a fee on Eurosport XNUMX, Sky channel XNUMX, streaming on Discovery Plus and Dazn with commentary by Gianmario Bonzi and Daniela Merighetti. Read also - Ski World Championships, Curtoni and Goggia: "Beautiful track"

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