Lara Gut seals overall title ahead of sidelined Lindsey Vonn bimanous

The podium finish left Gut with an unassailable lead over Vonn and her nearest challengers with just four races of the season at the World Cup finals in St. Moritz to go.

American Vonn, who had battled Gut all season at the top of the standings, called a halt to her season with a hairline fracture of her knee.

The combined race was won by Gut's teammate Wendy Holdener, her second career victory wrapping up the overall title in that discipline.



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'I feel like I still don't know that I won a globe,' the 22-year-old told the official FIS website. 'Maybe tomorrow I will realize it. I honestly didn't think it would happen this morning.'

Austrian Michaela Kirchgasser was second with Gut in third.

Gut was only ninth fastest in the opening slalom leg, but finished fastest in the super-G run to secure her crystal globe, the first in the overall competition for a Swiss skier since Carlo Janka in 2010,

Read: Vonn: Skiing's pin-up girl

'Now I can go to St. Moritz and only focus on my skiing,' a relieved Gut said . 'There is no need to speak about points but just about the races. I will only get the globe on the last day anyway.'

The 24-year-old Gut took the downhill bronze at the Sochi Olympics and also has four world championship medals, along with 18 World Cup victories and 31 podiums.

Read: Paris closes on downhill title

In men's World Cup competition Sunday, Norway's Kjetil Jansrud won the super-G on home snow in Kvitfjell to keep alive his hopes of claiming the overall globe in that discipline.

Read: Hirscher double with overall title in sight

His victory leaves him 40 points behind current leader and teammate Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ahead of the finals.

Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr finished in second place with Italy's downhill star Dominik Paris in third place.

The podium finish left Gut with an unassailable lead over Vonn and her nearest challengers with just four races of the season at the World Cup finals in St. Moritz to go. American Vonn, who had battled Gut all season at the top of the standings, called a halt to her season with a hairline fracture of her knee. The combined race was won by Gut's teammate Wendy Holdener, her second career victory wrapping up the overall title in that discipline. Read: Paris closes on downhill title 'Now I can go to St. Moritz and only focus on my skiing,' a relieved Gut said . 'There is no need to speak about points but just about the races. I will only get the globe on the last day anyway.' Read: Vonn: Skiing's pin-up girl Read: Hirscher double with overall title in sight In men's World Cup competition Sunday, Norway's Kjetil Jansrud won the super-G on home snow in Kvitfjell to keep alive his hopes of claiming the overall globe in that discipline. Gut was only ninth fastest in the opening slalom leg, but finished fastest in the super-G run to secure her crystal globe, the first in the overall competition for a Swiss skier since Carlo Janka in 2010, Gut was only ninth fastest in the opening slalom leg, but finished fastest in the super-G run to secure her crystal globe, the first in the overall competition for a Swiss skier since Carlo Janka in 2010, Austrian Michaela Kirchgasser was second with Gut in third. 'Now I can go to St. Moritz and only focus on my skiing,' a relieved Gut said . 'There is no need to speak about points but just about the races. I will only get the globe on the last day anyway.' His victory leaves him 40 points behind current leader and teammate Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ahead of the finals. American Vonn, who had battled Gut all season at the top of the standings, called a halt to her season with a hairline fracture of her knee. Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr finished in second place with Italy's downhill star Dominik Paris in third place. Austrian Michaela Kirchgasser was second with Gut in third. His victory leaves him 40 points behind current leader and teammate Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ahead of the finals. 'I feel like I still don't know that I won a globe,' the 22-year-old told the official FIS website. 'Maybe tomorrow I will realize it. I honestly didn't think it would happen this morning.' His victory leaves him 40 points behind current leader and teammate Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ahead of the finals. Read: Hirscher double with overall title in sight Gut was only ninth fastest in the opening slalom leg, but finished fastest in the super-G run to secure her crystal globe, the first in the overall competition for a Swiss skier since Carlo Janka in 2010, Austrian Michaela Kirchgasser was second with Gut in third. The podium finish left Gut with an unassailable lead over Vonn and her nearest challengers with just four races of the season at the World Cup finals in St. Moritz to go. The 24-year-old Gut took the downhill bronze at the Sochi Olympics and also has four world championship medals, along with 18 World Cup victories and 31 podiums. 'I feel like I still don't know that I won a globe,' the 22-year-old told the official FIS website. 'Maybe tomorrow I will realize it. I honestly didn't think it would happen this morning.'

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