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Lara Gut-Behrami Retires After Career-Ending Knee Injury

8/6/2026

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Lara Gut-Behrami announced her retirement from Alpine skiing.
She retired after a November knee injury at Copper Mountain that ruptured ligaments and damaged her meniscus, ending her season.
Gut-Behrami’s résumé includes a 2022 Beijing super-G gold, three Olympic medals, 2021 world titles in super-G and giant slalom, and 48 World Cup wins—24 in super-G, the fifth-most for women.
She will relocate to England, where husband Valon Behrami works at Watford.

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Lara Gut-Behrami announced her retirement from Alpine skiing.
She retired after a November knee injury at Copper Mountain that ruptured ligaments and damaged her meniscus, ending her season.
Gut-Behrami’s résumé includes a 2022 Beijing super-G gold, three Olympic medals, 2021 world titles in super-G and giant slalom, and 48 World Cup wins—24 in super-G, the fifth-most for women.
She will relocate to England, where husband Valon Behrami works at Watford.