Mikaela Shiffrin’s great rival and friend Lara Gut-Behrami suffered a scary high-speed crash during Super-G training at Copper Mountain, Colorado on Thursday, November 20, 2025, with initial reports pointing to a potentially serious injury to her left knee.
The two superstars were training side-by-side in Colorado as they prepared for the upcoming speed races when the accident happened. Gut-Behrami, the reigning Olympic Super-G champion who announced this would be her final season, lost control after catching a gate, was launched into the air and tumbled violently down the hill. Swiss-Ski confirmed the 34-year-old will fly home immediately for detailed scans, with no timeline or prognosis possible until those results are in.
Mikaela and Lara have shared one of the most compelling rivalries in alpine skiing for over a decade – trading Crystal Globes, celebrating each other’s victories, and supporting one another through major injuries. Fans still remember how Gut-Behrami dominated the 2023-24 overall title race while Mikaela recovered from her own crash in Cortina, and how the two embraced warmly on podiums time and again.
The entire ski racing community, led by Mikaela Shiffrin and her fans, is holding its breath hoping the damage is not as severe as feared – especially in what was supposed to be Lara’s farewell season ending at the 2026 Olympics.
Sending all the strength and positive vibes to Lara from the Shiffrin family and everyone who loves this sport
