Italy's Elena Curtoni won the women's World Cup super-G in Val di Fassa on March 8, 2026, securing her fourth career victory and first since 2022 after a serious injury comeback. The 35-year-old's win capped a dominant speed weekend for Italy on home snow, with compatriot Asja Zenere taking third. Mikaela Shiffrin placed 23rd to extend her overall lead, while Sofia Goggia maintained her super-G standings advantage over Alice Robinson.
In the sun-splashed Dolomites of Val di Fassa, veteran Elena Curtoni (ITA) clocked 1:29.07 to win the women's super-G by 0.26 seconds over Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, who rebounded from a 2021 leg injury at the venue. Asja Zenere (ITA), starting 33rd and previously best known for a ninth in giant slalom, earned her first World Cup podium in third, 0.01 seconds behind Lie. Olympic silver medalist Romane Miradoli (FRA) and Alice Robinson (NZL) tied for fourth, while Goggia placed ninth, 0.64 seconds off the pace due to ski issues: "I was really struggling a lot with my skis... I had no control over them at all."
Curtoni's victory followed Laura Pirovano's double downhill wins on Friday and Saturday, both by 0.01 seconds. Sharing a technician with Pirovano, Curtoni hit the day's fastest speed of 115.05 km/h in the final sector. "Seeing Laura being at the top was charging me," she said. "I had a tough couple of years but I fought my way back... Today I was able to find that confidence." Italian legend Alberto Tomba presented the trophy.
Goggia's 63-point super-G lead over Robinson sets up a decisive finale in Kvitfjell, Norway, on March 22. Robinson, tied for fourth, said: “I feel confident. We’ve got one more race so I’m happy to give that everything, but it’s a little bit frustrating.” She'll need at least a second-place finish to challenge.
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), in her second super-G in over two years (last in December before the Milano Cortina Olympics), earned eight points for 23rd, widening her overall World Cup lead to 125 points over Germany's Emma Aicher, who did not finish and fell out of title contention. Shiffrin now heads to technical races in Are, Sweden.
Switzerland's Joana Haehlen, a three-time super-G runner-up, ended her 13-year career in 28th: "To finish on a great course with perfect weather is a lovely way to go." Lie celebrated her podium: "It feels really good to come back like this." Zenere hopes for more: "I hope to have other results like this." Canada's Val Grenier finished 21st in 1:30.74.
