Downhill skier Štuhec wraps up Olympic career with 22nd place

Beijing, 15 February - Slovenia's skier Ilka Štuhec underperformed in the women's downhill at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday due to back pain. The two-time downhill World Champion finished in 22nd place, three seconds behind the first-placed Corinne Suter of Switzerland. This was Štuhec's last Olympic performance.

Kranjska Gora Slovenia's best downhill skier Ilka Štuhec. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA File photo

Kranjska Gora
Slovenia's best downhill skier Ilka Štuhec.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
File photo

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