Federica Brignone of Italy secured gold in the women's giant slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Brignone's dominant performance marked her second medal of the championships, following a silver in super-G. New Zealand's Alice Robinson took silver, marking their first-ever medal at the worlds. Paula Moltzan of the United States earned bronze.
Federica Brignone won the giant slalom event at the alpine skiing world championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, on Thursday. Britt Richardson, of Canmore, Alta., was the top Canadian finisher, claiming a 10th-place result.Posted: Feb 13, 2025 3:15 AM EST | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago
Alice Robinson was 0.90 seconds behind Brignone to take silver – which marks New Zealand's first medal in worlds history. Eighteenth after the opening run, her second effort put her in the leader's chair for a handful of racers. It was fourth best in the field and vaulted her eight spots."It's tough to switch your mindset," she said. "My goal was to leave the start gate and leave nothing behind, so I took a lot of risk. To see that pay off is good."Alberta's Britt Richardson says she left nothing behind in her 10th-place world championship finishBritt Richardson of Canmore, Alta.
The American said she was "just happy, joyful" for her bronze. She was fourth in Tuesday's team combined with downhiller Lauren Macuga, and in the mixed team parallel event last week.
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