Goggia Strikes Back in Soldeu as Fog Silences Garmisch

Sofia Goggia answered her doubters in emphatic style on Sunday, winning the second women's super-G of the Andorra weekend to reassert her grip on the discipline's crystal globe and remind the world who the sport's premier speed queen remains.

Results — Women's Super-G, Soldeu (AND), March 1, 2026:

1. Sofia Goggia (ITA) — 1:25.95

2. Emma Aicher (GER) — +0.24

3. Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (NOR) — +0.31

4. Corinne Suter (SUI) — +0.60

5. Laura Pirovano (ITA) — +0.77

A day after finishing a disappointing sixth — a result that slashed her super-G lead to just 20 points — the Bergamo-born Italian attacked the Àliga course from the top with the kind of committed, nothing-to-lose aggression that has defined her career. Crossing the line in 1 minute 25.95 seconds, she held off Germany's Emma Aicher by 0.24 seconds and Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie by 0.31. It was Goggia's 28th World Cup victory overall, her ninth in super-G, and arguably one of the most important of the season.

"It was a really similar race to yesterday," said Goggia. "But we decided to adopt a different strategy to get into the central pitch, and it paid off. I think I had a solid weekend, being third in Downhill (on Friday) and yesterday I was sixth (opening Super G). Today was really a similar race to yesterday but we decided to adopt a different strategy to get into the central pitch and it paid off, finally,” Goggia said, before turning her thoughts to the rest of the season.  Of course, I still haven’t won in Downhill yet and this is maybe a bit strange for everyone because I have been doing so many podiums in Downhill in my career but I have a really solid feeling with the Super G so I am happy with it. Now it’s important to stay really focused for the next ones in which we will play for everything.”

The result was a sharp rebuke to anyone who had begun writing her off in the super-G standings. She now leads Alice Robinson of New Zealand by 84 points and Aicher by 116, with just two races remaining worth 200 points combined. Goggia and Robinson had set up their duel for the discipline title early in the season when they won the first two super-G races, and while Robinson had been nibbling away at the gap, Sunday's performance may well have put the matter beyond doubt.

For Emma Aicher, the silver lining on a day she came up just short was the sheer scale of what she accomplished across three days in the Pyrenees. Having also won Saturday's super-G — her fifth World Cup victory — the 22-year-old returned to the podium on Sunday for her tenth career World Cup podium finish. She arrived in Andorra carrying the momentum of two Olympic silver medals from the Milano Cortina Games, and she leaves it having proven that those results were no fluke.

"I'm already satisfied — it wasn't a perfect run, a few mini-errors," said Aicher after Sunday's race. Her coach Charly Pichler chose to make minimal adjustments to the course set from Saturday, citing the soft, salted snow conditions. It proved the right call for most of the field, but Goggia on this occasion found the extra margin that Aicher could not.

Although she insisted she is “trying not to think about it”. More inclined to dwell on what separated her and Goggia on Sunday. “I’m happy with the race even though I didn’t ski to the limit on the steep and made a small mistake,” Aicher said. “But it was OK for me.”

“I dreamt about it on my way here, I dreamt about it yesterday, I dreamt about it two days ago,” a happy Lie said, for whom two of her past three Super G podiums have come in March.

“It’s amazing. They did such a good preparation and we were very lucky with the weather. It’s nice that we have little bit earlier races in March because it’s so warm. I love it here. It’s amazing to wake up in the morning and you have amazing conditions and then after skiing you go back, tan a little bit and really enjoy the best of skiing.”

A resurgent Kasja Vickhoff Lie (NOR/head) produced her “best skiing of the season” to end third (+0.31 seconds) just ahead of Corinne Suter (SUI/Head) who declared her “confidence back” after following up a win and a third in Soldeu with fourth place on Sunday.

Switzerland's Corinne Suter, who had won Friday's downhill and finished third in Saturday's super-G, went tantalisingly close to a third podium in 72 hours, ultimately settling for fourth — just 0.29 seconds outside the medals. That she opened the race in bib number one and still threatened the leaders on softening, sun-soaked snow was a remarkable feat, and her Soldeu weekend will be remembered as one of the standout individual performances of the season.

The other major storyline of the day was the return of Federica Brignone. The Olympic super-G champion, who broke her leg last April and then remarkably claimed double gold at Milano Cortina in February, raced for the first time in World Cup competition since the Games and finished eighth. It was not the result to rival her Olympic brilliance, but it was a statement of intent — and a reminder of the depth Brignone still brings to a fiercely competitive field.

Alice Robinson, who had applied pressure on Goggia with second place on Saturday, slipped to seventh on Sunday. That setback, combined with a deficit of 84 points and only two races remaining, means the New Zealander is likely to lose out to the Italian in the final super-G standings.

While Soldeu delivered three days of exceptional racing, the men were less fortunate on the other side of the Alps. A men's super-G in the German resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen was cancelled due to fog, leaving competitors and fans frustrated on what was already a packed weekend for the circuit. The race had been scheduled to run in parallel with the women's event in Andorra, but persistent low cloud over the Kandahar made safe competition impossible. No rescheduling date has yet been announced, and with the season heading towards its Lillehammer finale in late March, it remains unclear whether a replacement slot can be found.

For the women, the season finale in the super-G discipline will take place on March 22 at the Olympiabakken course in Kvitfjell, Norway. Goggia leads, but with 100 points on offer and a relentless rival in Emma Aicher just behind, this title race is far from over.