BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — Lara Gut likes a downhill course icy and extreme, with just a touch of technical elements along the way. No wonder she felt so comfortable on the new Beaver Creek track, finding speed in steep spots where others tapped the brakes. Quick in training all week, the Swiss star carried it over to race day. She breezed to her second World Cup win of the season, taking the season-opening downhill Friday in an event Lindsey Vonn skipped to rehab her right knee. Gut was nearly flawless along the challenging course, finishing in 1 minute, 41.26 seconds. She beat Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein by 0.47 seconds. Elena Fanchini of Italy finished third. — AP