Lara Gut-Behrami announces retirement from alpine skiing career
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 6, 2026, 7:33 AM
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Lara Gut-Behrami, the 35-year-old Swiss Olympic and two-time world champion, has announced her retirement from alpine skiing due to a severe knee injury. She suffered a ruptured cruciate and medial collateral ligament, along with a torn meniscus, in a training accident in November 2025, which prevented her from competing during the 2025-26 season. Gut-Behrami reflected on her career, expressing gratitude for the journey and stating that she does not wish to risk further injury. Over her career, she achieved significant success, including 48 World Cup victories, two overall World Cup titles, and 12 medals from world championships and the Olympics. She made her World Cup debut in 2007 and had hoped to conclude her competitive career at the 2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics.
- •Gut-Behrami retires after sustaining a severe knee injury.
- •She was a two-time world champion and Olympic champion.
- •Her career included 48 World Cup race wins.
- •She hoped to compete in the 2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics.
- •Gut-Behrami made her World Cup debut in 2007.
- 7:33 AMYahoo Sports — Olympic ski champion Gut-Behrami has ended career
"Olympic and twice world champion champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland will not return to alpine skiing from a severe knee injury and has ended her career. Gut-Behrami, 35, told broadcasters RSI on Wednesday evening she had "the honour to experience a long career, to express my wishes and dreams through my skiing and to experience this journey alongside extraordinary people.
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