Alice Robinson (Queenstown, 24) has written her name into the history books overnight, winning the FIS Super G World Cup in St. Moritz. The result delivers Robinson’s first career Super G World Cup podium and the first Super G World Cup podium for New Zealand, in the form of an exceptional win.
Robinson said; “It was such an epic day. I have always struggled with super G to feel the same nerves and energy and intensity and focus that I feel at giant slalom races, and today, I was just telling myself this is like GS race. You’re real competitor, you can do really well, so I think I was more focussed than I usually am. I just really wanted to nail the inspection, nail the warm up and I had such a clear plan of what I wanted to do.”
The opening race of the women’s 2026 FIS Super G World Cup season was held on the Corviglia piste, which was in near-perfect condition following cold overnight temperatures in St. Moritz. A steep start gate saw athletes quickly build speed, with precision perfect timing through the gates proving crucial for a fast time on the course set by American coach Alex Hoedlmoser.
Robinson, the sixth athlete on course, adapted quickly to the fast conditions. She clocked a top speed of 90km/h at the first timing gun before accelerating to an impressive 103.5km/h further down the course. Robinson launched a massive 41 metres off the final jump before the finish line, taking the lead by a commanding 0.95 seconds.
With a strong field still to come, including USA’s Lindsey Vonn, Robinson faced a long wait in the leader’s chair in the tightly fought race that saw the next top 11 racers finish with one second of Robinson. However, as each athlete crossed the line, her time remained unchallenged, confirming a historic victory.
After her race, Robinson explained; “It's my first Super G podium and my first win, but I have been racing Super G for a few years now and I have always wanted to crack it...I think today I had a really good mixture of the things I learned from the downhill trainings, and then also the technical stuff that I've been so solid with in my GS, and I was able to just put them together and have a really good run.”
The result marks Robinson’s seventh career World Cup victory, adding to her six Giant Slalom World Cup wins and the 21st World Cup podium of her career.
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