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Cande Moreno earns first World Cup super‑G points in St. Moritz

Moreno finished 28th in the super‑G to add three points, complementing a top‑30 downhill for eight points from the Swiss speed weekend.

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Key Points

  • Moreno 28th in St. Moritz super‑G (1:16.94) — +3 World Cup points
  • Friday downhill 26th (bib 51) — +5 points; weekend total: 8 points
  • Saturday downhill 36th, missed points by 0.16s after late‑race error
  • Joan Verdú DNF in Val d'Isère GS; 23rd overall with 37 points

Cande Moreno returned to the World Cup points on Sunday in St. Moritz, finishing 28th in the super‑G in 1:16.94 to add three points. Moreno started with bib 36, crossed the line provisionally 24th and dropped to 28th as later starters completed their runs. New Zealand’s Alice Robinson won in 1:14.84. Moreno’s super‑G result was her first World Cup points in that discipline and, combined with Friday’s downhill, brought her total to eight points from the Swiss speed weekend.

On Friday Moreno opened the St. Moritz speed program with a 26th place in the first downhill (1:32.17) from bib 51, earning five World Cup points. That result set the weekend objective of securing two top‑30 finishes, a target Moreno said the team had achieved while noting there was still room for improvement.

Saturday’s second downhill saw Moreno finish 36th in 1:32.77, missing the points by 0.16 seconds. She posted competitive partials—32nd (+0.30) at the first split, climbed to 15th (+0.37) at the second, was 24th (+1.00) at the third and 32nd (+1.89) at the fourth—before losing time in the final sector and ending at +2.27. Germany’s Emma Aicher won that race in 1:30.50. Moreno described the run as “bittersweet,” saying she skied well in the top section but “made a mistake near the finish” and would approach the next race with “rigour and gas.” Coach Xoque Bellsolà highlighted the fine margins in World Cup competition and the high cost of small errors.

The two top‑30s from Friday and Sunday represent a positive start to Moreno’s speed season and add momentum heading into next week’s races. The St. Moritz program concludes her first speed round of the season; Moreno will next contest a downhill and a super‑G in Val d’Isère.

Elsewhere, Joan Verdú failed to finish the giant slalom in Val d’Isère on Saturday after going out in the second run. He had been 27th after the first run but said he could not find his usual rhythm and had over‑pushed in an attempt to recover places. Verdú sits 23rd in the overall standings with 37 points and will contest the next giant slalom in Alta Badia.

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