BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami will miss the rest of the Olympic season because of a severe knee injury she suffered while crashing in training in the United States, the Swiss ski star said on Thursday.
The 34-year-old Gut-Behrami would have been the defending Olympic champion in super-G at Cortina d’Ampezzo in February, and planned to retire when the season ends in March.
She was injured while training in super-G in Copper Mountain, Colorado, last week and has now confirmed earlier reports she ruptured ligaments in her left knee and damaged the meniscus.
“I consider that a knee injury, as complex as it is, cannot be considered a tragedy,” Gut-Behrami said in a statement that noted the recent deaths of young skiers who crashed in training.
The two-time World Cup overall champion will have surgery next week and did not formally end her career, saying she would wait to see what the future holds after the injury heals.
The Milan Cortina Olympics was due to be Gut-Behrami’s fourth Winter Games, with women’s Alpine skiing raced on the course where she took gold in super-G and giant slalom at the 2021 world championships, and bronze in downhill.
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FILE -Lara Gut-Behrami, of Switzerland leaves after the medal ceremony after winning the gold medal in the women's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
DETROIT (AP) — Dillon Dingler homered, Framber Valdez pitched six shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in their home opener on Friday.
Detroit has a .667 regular-season winning percentage (34-17) against the Cardinals — their highest mark against any team — but the Cardinals have a 2-1 advantage in World Series matchups. St. Louis beat the Tigers in 1934 and 2006, with Detroit winning in 1968.
Valdez (1-0) allowed three hits and two walks in his home debut for Detroit. Three relievers finished the game.
Michael McGreevy (0-1) allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Riley Greene hit a one-out double in the fourth and Dingler broke the scoreless tie with a 433-foot homer over the Cardinals bullpen in left-center.
Greene then hit an RBI single with two out in the fifth to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead, and Javier Báez drove in Parker Meadows to add a fourth run in the sixth.
The Tigers nearly took the lead in the third inning. Báez singled and stole second before trying to score on a single from Gleyber Torres to right. However, Jordan Walker's throw reached the plate on the fly, allowing Iván Herrera to apply the tag.
The Cardinals loaded the bases with two out in the fourth, but José Fermín flew out to left.
The game-time temperature was 71 degrees, making it the warmest home opener since the Tigers moved to Comerica Park in 2000.
The teams play the second game of their weekend series on Saturday afternoon, with Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.15) facing RHP Dustin May (0-1, 13.50).
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Michael McGreevy throws against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Tigers' Dillon Dingler hits a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Comerica Park Friday, April 3, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
