Federica Brignone has won the women’s giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria. The Italian skier beat Alice Robinson of New Zealand by 0.90 seconds for her
Italy's Federica Brignone and New Zealand's Alice Robinson blew away the field Thursday, with Moltzan sneaking into the No. 3 spot.
Federica Brignone overcame a recent illness to win the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in the American's first race in the discipline in nearly 12 weeks.
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.
Federica Brignone has won the women's giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria. The Italian skier beat Alice Robinson of New Zealand by 0.90 seconds for her second medal from these worlds after earning silver in super-G a week ago.
New Zealand's Alice Robinson competes in a women's giant slalom, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Kiwi skier Alice Robinson has added to her medal haul for the season, claiming giant slalom silver at the latest FIS World Cup event in Sestriere, Italy, overnight. Robinson led the field after the first run but was bumped off the top step of the podium by a mere 0.
Recommended Videos Shiffrin finished 2.50 seconds off the first-run lead set by Alice ... Robinson ended third, 0.79 behind Brignone, though still leads the season-long giant slalom standings.