Corinne Suter of Switzerland beat out the reigning downhill champion to earn her first Olympic medal.
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Alpine skier Corinne Suter of Switzerland earned her first Olympic medal by winning the women's downhill on Monday night. Italy claimed the two other spots on the podium, with defending Olympic champion Sofia Goggia earning silver and Nadia Delago taking bronze. Among the three medalists, it was Delago who initially had the best time when she posted a 1:32.44. Two skiers later, Delago was overtaken by her fellow countrywoman as Goggia finished her run in 1:32.03.
But Goggia's time spent atop the leaderboard was just as short as Delago's. Racing two spots after Goggia, Suter bested the reigning champ a time of 1:31.87. Suter was the 15th of 36 skiers to race, but the closest anyone came to her time the rest of the way was Germany's Kira Weidle, who completed her run in 1:32.58 for a fourth-place finish.Suter, 27, finished sixth in downhill at the 2018 PyeongChang Games.
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