Brignone crowns the giant slalom queen-ÖSV with mixed feelings!

Brignone crowns the giant slalom queen-ÖSV with mixed feelings!

Sun Valley, USA - In the huge slalom of Sun Valley, the Italian ski racer Federica Brignone secured her third World Cup title this season. Brignone, which has already won the crystal balls for the overall World Cup and the departure, was able to win the crystal ball in the giant slalom with their second place in the final race. With this she won her second glass cup after 2020. Lara Gut-Behrami, who won the race, was 14 hundredths of a second ahead of the Italian. Brignone once again demonstrated that she was one of the best giant goal runners by driving the fastest time in the second round.

In this race, New Zealand ski racer Alice Robinson left out in the first round after she came with a 20 -point lead. Her emotional ending at the finish was a bitter setback for you. Third place went to Sara Hector from Sweden, who finished 0.80 seconds on Brignone, while Thea Louise Stjernesund took fourth place, 2.30 seconds behind the winner.

Austrian athletes and the end of the season

Stephanie Brunner was the only Austrian who reached the second round and improved from the 17th to 10th place with a behind 4.80 seconds. This is her best season result. Katharina Liensberger left the first round shortly before the finish. Her teammate Julia Scheib stayed away from this race due to illness, which the ÖSV head coach Roland Assinger described as a "pile of misery". Scheib was previously one of the best giant gate runners in Austria and is currently taking ninth place in the giant slalom world cup.

The season is coming to an end, and the last women's competition will be a slalom on Thursday. Liensberger still has the chance of a crystal ball, while the competition for the overall World Cup remains exciting.

overall title and historical perspective

With their victory in the giant slalom, Brignone consolidated their dominance in this competition season. In the overall ranking, in addition to the overall World Cup and departure title, it also leads the crystal ball in the giant slalom. In the list of the winning titles of recent years, she takes an outstanding place. laola1 reports on the winners of the past few years, And it becomes clear that Brignone, with her third title and her constant performance, occupies an important place in the history of ski alpine sports.