Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year's Milan-Cortina Olympics.
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.
Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning for the fourth time in Cortina on the course for next year’s Olympics.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. Brignone dominated a World Cup super-G on ...
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.
Behind the skier from Bergamo, the second time of the day è was signed by the U.S. Breezy Johnson who paid a gap of 0″37 from the Italian, with the two Austrians Riccarda Haaser and Christina Ager third at 0″52.
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 continued her superb season by winning Sunday's super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo to extend her World Cup lead, as comeback queen Lindsey Vonn crashed out.
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 was fastest in the first run of Tuesday's giant slalom at Kronplatz as the veteran aims for back-to-back victories in the alpine skiing World Cup.
Lindsey Vonn told The Associated Press on Thursday that she plans to retire again after next year’s Olympics, when women’s skiing will be held in Cortina.