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Lara Gut-Behrami Will Retire and Will Not Attempt a Comeback

The Olympic champion said she will end a near two-decade career, removing a leading Swiss racer from the World Cup scene and closing the chapter on elite competition.

Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Soelden, Austria - October 25, 2025 Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami reacts after her second run REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Swiss skier Lara Gut Behrami with her second overall World Cup Crystal Globe

Overview

  • Gut-Behrami confirmed Wednesday that she will stick to the retirement plan she announced in June 2025 and will not try to return after her training crash.
  • She tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in a Nov. 20, 2025 crash at Copper Mountain, Colorado, and previously suffered an ACL tear in 2017.
  • The skier told Swiss broadcaster RSI that she has no chronic pain and said that preserving her long-term well‑being was a key reason to end her career now.
  • Her record includes 2022 Olympic super‑G gold, three Olympic medals, two overall World Cup titles and multiple world championship wins and podiums across an 18‑year elite run.
  • Her retirement leaves Switzerland without one of its top competitors for the coming World Cup season and shifts team selection and media focus as the circuit moves forward.