Lara Colturi, the Albanian skier, came close to the podium in a World Cup race held this Tuesday at Kronplatz, Italy.

The 18-year-old skier secured fourth place in the giant slalom event, just 28 hundredths of a second behind American Paula Moltzan, who finished third.

Colturi delivered an impressive second run, where several top skiers, including Italy’s Federica Brignone, failed to finish. The young athlete now holds fourth place in the overall standings for this discipline.

This season, Colturi has already achieved two second-place finishes, showing significant improvement from her first two seasons in the World Cup. Her next stop will be in France at the end of January.

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