Everything you need to know about Lara Gut — the Swiss Olympic superstar skier

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• Lara Gut is Swiss skier specializing in speed races.
• Gut will be competing for the second time at the 2018 Winter Olympics this year.
• She started skiing when she was one and a half years old and began her competitive career at just 14 years old.

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea are finally here. And if you are tuning in to watch these intense winter sports one name in alpine skiing will be front and center — Lara Gut.

The 26-year-old from Switzerland is ready to take on the Olympic slopes for the second time. Here is everything you need to know about the athlete. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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