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Lara Gut-Behrami to Retire After 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo

She will relocate to England following her husband’s appointment as technical director at FC Watford

Plötzliche Ankündigung: Lara Gut-Behrami
Olympiasiegerin Lara Gut-Behrami unterstützte ihren Ehemann Valon Behrami bei der WM 2018.
Lara Gut-Behrami
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Overview

  • The 34-year-old announced her retirement at a Finanz und Wirtschaft event in Zurich on June 25, saying the Cortina Games will mark the end of her career.
  • Across her career she secured 48 World Cup victories, two overall titles, Olympic Super-G gold in Beijing 2022 and two world championship gold medals.
  • Valon Behrami, her husband and former Swiss football international, has accepted a technical director role at FC Watford in London, prompting their post-season move.
  • The couple currently resides in Udine, Italy, and will remain there until after the 2026 Olympics.
  • Gut-Behrami has not yet outlined her plans after skiing and quipped that she “surely won’t become a cleaning lady.”