Italian skier Federica Brignone posted the fastest time in the opening run of the women's giant slalom at the Alpine world championships on Thursday. Brignone built a big lead of 0.67 seconds over Alice Robinson of New Zealand.
Even without defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin, the U.S. walked away with some hardware in Thursday’s giant slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria. Less than a month after claiming her
Italy’s Federica Brignone celebrates winning the gold medal in a women’s giant slalom, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) Italy’s Federica Brignone competes in a women’s giant slalom,
Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for her 100th alpine skiing World Cup win after failing to qualify for the second run of Saturday's giant slalom in Sestriere, which is
The American holder of a record 99 World Cup wins suffered a deep puncture wound when she fell in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington.
Mikaela Shiffrin made history by winning her 100th World Cup in Sestriere, Italy on Feb. 23 Mikaela Shiffrin is the first skier to win the World Cup 100 times The Olympic skier won gold less than three months after crashing during a competition at the Stifel Killington Cup in Vermont,
SESTRIERE, Italy — Italian skier Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships on Friday, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in the American’s first race in the discipline in nearly 12 weeks.
The 29-year-old Shiffrin also tied an all-time World Cup record for men and women, as her 155th career top-3 finish on the podium matched Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark.
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Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in the American's first race in the discipline in nearly 12 weeks.