Lara Gut‑Behrami retires from alpine skiing

Lara Gut‑Behrami retirement knee injury Olympic gold World Cup wins

Swiss alpine‑ski star Lara Gut‑Behrami announced her retirement at age 35. In a statement released to the Swiss broadcaster RSI she said she was fortunate to have enjoyed a long career and no longer wanted to push her body beyond its limits after a severe knee injury.

The injury, sustained in November 2025 during a training run at Copper Mountain in the United States, tore the anterior cruciate ligament, the medial collateral ligament and the meniscus of her left knee. It forced her to miss the 2025/26 World‑Cup season and the 2026 Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics. She also ruled out a hoped‑for appearance at the 2027 home World Championships in Crans‑Montana.

Gut‑Behrami’s résumé includes Olympic gold in the super‑G at the 2022 Beijing Games, two overall World‑Cup titles (2016, 2024), 48 World‑Cup race wins – the second‑most for a Swiss woman – 101 podiums, nine World‑Championship medals and three Olympic medals. She will remain involved in the sport as an ambassador and advisor for her long‑time partner Ka‑Ex.

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2022 Beijing Winter Games · 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics · Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics · Copper Mountain · Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA · Crans‑Montana, Switzerland · FIS Alpine World Cup · Ka‑Ex · Lara Gut-Behrami · Lara Gut‑Behrami · Roger Wilfinger · Swiss Ski

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[● 9 SOURCES] Lara Gut-Behrami announced her retirement from alpine skiing. www.vol.at · www.leinetal24.de · www.lfm.ch · www.tz.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · +3 more
[● 6 SOURCES] She has 48 World Cup race wins, the second‑most for a Swiss skier. www.leinetal24.de · www.tz.de · www.vol.at · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.sport-tv.si · +1 more
[● 2 SOURCES] She will become an ambassador and advisor for Ka‑Ex. www.vol.at · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de
[● 7 SOURCES] She won Olympic gold in the Super‑G at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. www.vol.at · www.leinetal24.de · www.tz.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.sport-tv.si · +2 more
[● 7 SOURCES] She suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in a training crash in November 2025. www.vol.at · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.sport-tv.si · kurier.at · www.ilpallonegonfiato.it · +1 more
[● 4 SOURCES] Gut‑Behrami will miss the 2027 World Championships in Crans‑Montana. www.vol.at · www.leinetal24.de · www.tz.de · mymotherlode.com
[● 5 SOURCES] She is 35 years old and from the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. www.vol.at · www.leinetal24.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.sport-tv.si · mymotherlode.com
[● 5 SOURCES] She has won two overall World Cup titles. www.vol.at · www.leinetal24.de · www.tz.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · mymotherlode.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The injury also caused tears to the medial collateral ligament and meniscus of her left knee. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.sport-tv.si · kurier.at
[● 3 SOURCES] She missed the 2025/26 World Cup season and the 2026 Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics because of the injury. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.sport-tv.si · kurier.at