Having packed away the World Cup downhill title a day earlier Hayden Hurst Youth Jersey , Goggia claimed victory in the final super-G of the season on Thursday.
Goggia dominated, finishing 0.32 seconds ahead of Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany.
Meanwhile, Tina Weirather successfully defended her discipline title.
”It’s crazy because I wasn’t even thinking about this race,” Goggia said. ”After Korea (where she won Olympic downhill gold) I had made winning the downhill title my goal. So I was exhausted yesterday after achieving that.
”But today I felt good and I had hardly any problems on the way down, without any pressure whatsover,” the Italian added. ”This just rounds things off.”
Also, Vincent Kriechmayr made it two wins in two days by taking the final men’s super-G.
In a shortened race, the Austrian finished a narrow 0.04 seconds ahead of Christof Innerhofer, while Aksel Lund Svindal and Thomas Dressen tied for third, 0.08 behind.
Kjetil Jansrud, the Norwegian who had already clinched the season-long discipline title, finished sixth.
Lindsey Vonn was faster than Goggia at the first checkpoint but lost her balance briefly midway down and finished third, 0.53 behind.
”It’s nice to close out the season with a podium in super-G and to end the season on a high note,” said Vonn, who achieved only one other podium result in the discipline this season – a victory in Val d’Isere, France, in December.
Vonn’s focus for next season will on breaking Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 World Cup wins. Her victory on Wednesday in the downhill was her 82nd.
”I’m four (wins) behind and I feel like I’m in a good place Aaron Rodgers Jersey Elite , picking up steam, confident and relatively healthy, so that will be my focus from here on out,” Vonn said.
Weirather finished sixth, while Lara Gut, the only skier who had a chance of catching the skier from Lichtenstein, lost control early in her run.
Ester Ledecka, the surprise Olympic super-G champion, also went out early.
Weirather ended the season with an 86-point advantage over Gut. Anna Veith placed third, 122 points behind.
Weirather’s second title adds to a large family haul that includes seven small crystal globes won by her mother, Hanni Wenzel, three for her uncle, Andreas Wenzel, and one by her father, Harti Weirather.
It was the fifth win of Goggia’s World Cup career.
Attacking a course set by her coach Giovanni Rulfi, Goggia bowed to the crowd upon seeing her time in the finish area.
It was a sparse crowd, though Rashaad Penny Youth Jersey , on a day when the temperature dipped to minus-17 degrees C (1 degree F).
”It was a pretty tricky super-G and I tried to ski smart,” Goggia said. ”I told my coach, `Hey Gianluca, you put poetry on the slope today.”’
It was the third career victory for Kriechmayr, who tied with teammate Matthias Mayer to win the downhill on Wednesday.
Jansrud ended the season with an 80-point advantage over Kriechmayr. Svindal was third, 126 points behind.
”It’s been a very good season. I started it off with a victory and managed to get on the podium in most of the other races,” Jansrud said. ”But I’m very happy to have decided the result in Kvitfjell when I look at the results today.”
Counting four of Svindal’s five titles and Jansrud’s third, Norwegians have won the super-G globe for seven straight seasons.
”Seven times in a row is pretty insane,” Jansrud said. ”If there’s a secret I’m not going to say what it is.”
Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara signed a contract that will take him through his 42nd birthday, and he’s already anticipating the next one.
”I believe, myself, that I’m going to be playing beyond this contract,” he said on Wednesday after agreeing to a one-year deal that will pay him at least $5 million.
”No matter how long you want to continue to play, you have to perform. You have to back up your status,” he said. ”So I know I need to go out there every night and do my job, perform and play hard and work hard and be a great example for my teammates. (The) rest of it, it will fall into place.”
A five-time All-Star who was the league’s best defenseman in 2009 Joe Montana Jersey Limited , Chara turned 41 this month but still leads the Bruins in time on ice with an average of 23 minutes per game. He has seven goals and 16 assists this season, his 20th in the NHL, and is the franchise’s third-leading scorer for a defenseman, behind Hall of Famers Ray Bourque and Bobby Orr.
”He’s been a dominant player this year,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said. ”He takes all of the hard matchups still, doesn’t shy away from any situations and has embraced the role that he’s kind of emerged into. … He’s indicated that he wants to perform at a high, high level, he expects to perform at a high level, and he’s backed that up.”
Chara was in the final year of a seven-year, $45 million contract that reportedly paid him $4 million this year. His new deal guarantees him $5 million but also has incentives that could pay him $1.75 million more.
”I will not be surprised if we’re sitting here (again),” Sweeney said, ”because he’s indicated he wants to continue to play.”
Sweeney conceded that Chara had leverage if he went to the free agent market. But the 6-foot-9 Bruins captain said he wanted to stay in Boston and help develop young players such as Charlie McAvoy, Jake DeBrusk and Anders Bjork.
”I believe in this team,” Chara said. ”It’s very exciting to be a part of this team. I think this team has a chance, and that’s all you can ask for. The rest of it is up to us to do on the ice. So, yeah, that was my priority Blake Martinez Jersey Elite , to stay in Boston, to be a Boston Bruin.”
Sweeney said Chara’s influence isn’t just on the younger players.
”It really is a ripple effect through our whole hockey club,” the GM said. ”Every player realizes the bar is set so high with a player that has accomplished as much as he has, yet he shows up every day. … At times, when we’re trying to get him off the ice, he wants to be on it more. So, I think the example for excellence starts with Zdeno.”
Chara played in the Bruins’ first 68 games this season before an unspecified injury that has sidelined him since March 13. Boston has also played without Patrice Bergeron, David Backes, Rick Nash, Torey Krug, McAvoy and DeBrusk this month, but is just one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning for the best record in the Eastern Conference heading into Thursday night’s matchup.
”I’m so proud of the team, and what the guys have been able to do with so many guys being out of the lineup,” Chara said. ”Just a great indication that this team has a never-give-up attitude and willing to fight till the last whistle.”
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