Brignone triumphs again: Sestriere Ski World Cup enthusiastic!

Brignone triumphs again: Sestriere Ski World Cup enthusiastic!

Sestriere, Italien - In Sestriere, Federica Brignone remains a class of its own! The Italian ski racer triumphs again in the giant slalom and secures her fourth victory of this season and the 34th overall World Cup victory of her impressive career. After a solid fourth place in the first round, Brignone shows outstanding performance in the second run and overtakes Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland, which ends up in second place with 0.77 seconds behind. Alice Robinson from New Zealand completes the podium with a deficit of 0.79 seconds. These results are crucial for the course of the Giant slalom World Cup, since Robinson's distance at the top is now shrinking significantly, such as laola1.at reported.

The best ÖSV runner of the day is Julia Scheib, who occupies fifth place (+1.61 seconds). But the way there was not exactly easy: a serious mistake in the first run prevented a possible half -time lead. "I am very satisfied, it was not easy," said the Styrian after the race. Her strong performance follows unsightly news for the American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin. She could not qualify in the second giant slalom and thus missed the second round. The day was just as disappointing for the rest of the Austrian athletes. Stephanie Brunner took 14th place (+2.38 seconds), while Katharina Liensberger (25th place/+4.03 seconds) was not convincing. The hopes for the upcoming slalom race on Sunday still exist. According to Vol.at it is expected that the conditions will be optimal because the slope is in excellent condition.