Goggia races on the edge towards the crystal ball.

Sofia Goggia secured the small crystal globe in the Super-G on Sunday. In the battle for the overall World Cup title, Emma Aicher further reduced Mikaela Shiffrin's lead.

March 22, 2026

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Sofia Goggia felt it immediately: shortly after crossing the finish line, the Italian speed queen covered her face with her hands, overwhelmed by emotion, and needed a moment to compose herself. She had undercut the best time of the then-leader Kira Weidle-Winkelmann by an incredible 0,60 seconds, thus putting herself in a strong position in the battle for the small crystal globe with Alice Robinson – and her instincts would prove correct.

While the 33-year-old celebrated her 29th World Cup victory, her New Zealand rival made too many mistakes at the decisive moment (+2,41 seconds). Thus, after four downhill crystal globes, Goggia now also secured the trophy for best athlete in the Super-G for the first time in her illustrious career. She finished with 549 points, followed by Robinson (386) and Emma Aicher (354).

Sofia Goggia once again took a huge risk. © ANSA / Cornelius Poppe

The path to this coronation was symbolic: especially in the middle section, the Bergamasque was pushing herself to the limit. All or nothing – in the far north, Goggia's characteristically risky plan worked.

Aicher is catching up to Shiffrin in the overall World Cup standings

Second place in Kvitfjell ultimately went to Switzerland's Corinne Suter (+0,32), while Weidle-Winkelmann finished third (+0,60). The 30-year-old German finished just one hundredth of a second ahead of her teammate Aicher (4th/+0,61), unintentionally blocking her from the showdown for the overall World Cup title.

Mikaela Shiffrin had a 95-point lead over Aicher before the Super-G. That one hundredth of a second cost the German all-rounder ten points. At least Shiffrin finished 22nd on Sunday, scoring no points (+2,78). Thus, the gap between the two is 45 points.

Emma Aicher after her run in the Kvitfjell Super-G. © ANSA / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

The penultimate duel between Aicher and Shiffrin is already scheduled for Tuesday. The American is the overwhelming favorite in the slalom race (starting at 10:30 a.m.). SportNews(Live ticker). The last World Cup of the season, the giant slalom, takes place the following day.