Federica Brignone became the oldest woman to win a World Cup super-G race, capping an Italian double win weekend at home in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the 2026 Olympic women’s Alpine skiing host site. Brignone, 34, prevailed by 58 hundredths of a second over 2022 Olympic gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.
Federica Brignone continued her sensational form on Saturday, winning the Alpine skiing World Cup downhill at Garmisch- Partenkirchen in Germany and coming home just hundredth of a second ahead of her teammate Sofia Goggia for an Italian one-two.
Italian Federica Brignone won the women's World Cup downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday with comeback queen Lindsey Vonn failing to finish. After initially impressing on her comeback with fourth and sixth placings in St Anton,
Italy's Federica Brignone won the Super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo to extend her record as the winningest Italian female skier to 31 World Cup victories, with only men's legend Alberto Tomba ahead of the 34-year-old Milanese on 50.
Federica Brignone edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey Vonn missed a gate near the bottom of the course and failed to finish.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep ... G champion Lara Gut-Behrami and 1.08 ahead of Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter. Brignone and Goggia, who already won a downhill gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang ...
Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep ... Lara Gut-Behrami and 1.08 ahead of Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter. Brignone and Goggia, who already won a downhill gold at the ...
Federica Brignone has edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women’s World Cup downhill
Partenkirchen, edging out Sofia Goggia by one hundredth of a second. This victory extended Brignone's World Cup lead. The event was marked by a serious crash involving Austria's Nina Ortlieb. James Crawford won the men's downhill in Kitzbuehel.
Italian Federica Brignone won the women's downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday, defeating her compatriot Sofia Goggia by one hundredth of a second to extend her overall World Cup lead as Lindsey Vonn again failed to finish.
Lindsey Vonn bounced back with a 13th-place finish in the Super-G a day after skiing out of the downhill in Germany.
Federica Brignone edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey