Queenstown skier Alice Robinson has won her maiden Super G World Cup title, beating American legend Lindsey Vonn in the process.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old, who won the last two Giant Slalom rounds on the World Cup circuit, stepped up to the faster discipline at St Moritz in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
She claimed the first ever Super G World Cup podium for New Zealand.<\/p>\n
“It was such an epic day. I have always struggled in Super G to feel the same nerves, energy, intensity and focus that I feel at giant slalom races,” Robinson said afterwards.<\/p>\n
“Today I was just telling myself this is like a GS race. You’re a real competitor; you can do really well. I think I was more focused than I usually am. I really wanted to nail the inspection, nail the warm-up, and I had such a clear plan of what I wanted to do.”<\/p>\n
The opening race of the women’s 2026 FIS Super G World Cup season was held on the Corviglia piste, which was in near-perfect condition following cold overnight temperatures in St. Moritz.<\/p>\n
Robinson, who was the sixth athlete on the course, reached speeds of more than 100km\/h and led by almost a second after her first run.<\/p>\n
She faced a long wait in the leader’s chair in a tightly fought race that saw the next 11 fastest racers finish within one second of her time.<\/p>\n
However, as each athlete crossed the line, Robinson’s time remained unchallenged, confirming a historic victory.<\/p>\n
After her race, Robinson explained: “It’s my first Super G podium and my first win, but I’ve been racing Super G for a few years now and I’ve always wanted to crack it. I think today I had a really good mixture of the things I learned from the downhill trainings, and also the technical stuff that I’ve been so solid with in my GS. I was able to put it all together and have a really good run.”<\/p>\n
Romane Miradoli of France finished in second place, +0.08 seconds behind Robinson, with Italy’s Sofia Goggia rounding out the podium in third, +0.19 seconds off Robinson’s winning time.<\/p>\n
This result marks Robinson’s seventh career World Cup victory, adding to her six Giant Slalom World Cup wins and the 21st World Cup podium of her career.<\/p>\n