Federica Brignone inspires in Sestriere: 33. World Cup victory for the Italian!

Federica Brignone inspires in Sestriere: 33. World Cup victory for the Italian!

In Sestriere, the second World Cup giant slalom of women took place within 24 hours on Saturday. Already in the first run, which took place on Friday, the Italian Federica Brignone celebrated her impressive 33rd World Cup victory in front of a home crowd. Like Laola1 , the first round began at 11:00 a.m., followed by the decisive second round at 1:30 p.m. In the meantime, the leading athlete took second place in the Riesentorlauf World Cup, Alice Robinson. Julia Scheib was the best Austrian and found herself in ninth place.

The competition was characterized by bright sunshine and optimal slopes, which only fueled the mood of the Italian fans. After the race, the spectators celebrated Brignone with enthusiastic "Fede, Fede, Fede, Fede" speaking choirs, such as "https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/wintersport-ski-alpin-weltcup-riesenslalom-in-sestriere-live-im-stream-und-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR-BR reported. Despite a health impairment, Brignone was a class of himself in the second round and overtook Robinson, who was leading at halftime, to secure the victory with a lead of 0.40 seconds.

Surprising turns and setbacks

Surprisingly, the performance of Mikaela Shiffrin, who again replaced the first giant slalom after her injury break, was only 25th place with 4.65 seconds behind. The Norwegian Thea Louise Stjernesund came into her shadow, who developed a small reparation for her tight defeat in Saalbach with her third place. She benefited from a mistake by Paula Moltzan, who was finally in sixth after the first round, who finally finished sixth. The competition in Sestriere once again confirmed the tension and unpredictability of the women's World Cup in the ski alpine.