Federica Brignone concluded the fantastic season that saw her win the general world cup with an excellent second place in the giant slalom of the Sun Valley finals in the United States. The 34 -year -old Valley champion came second to 14 cents from Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami (1’04 “07) who took a very small revenge on the Italian who is also the world champion of the specialty.
Brignone, at podium number 85 of the career (ten victories in the 2024/2025 season), marked the best time in the second heat. Third to eight tenths from the winner the Swedish Sara Hector. Fifth the Italian who compete for Albania, Lara Colturi. Fourth halfway through the race, Sofia Goggia It came out in the initial stretch of the second heat. On the bulletin board of Federica, vice brigadier of the Carabinieri, waiting to place the second Cup of the general world after that of 2020 and those of free and giant descent, there are the 2020 giant slalom cup, always combined with 2020 and supergiant from 2022.
The roughness of the ‘Hemingway’ track of the locality of the Aidoho in the first heat had cost the New Zealand Alice Robinson, leader of the giant cup ranking with 20 points on the brignone resulting from a season with seven podiums in the specialty (a victory in Plan de Corones). Robinson, a world championship silver behind ‘Fedè, perhaps betrayed by the emotion of a 23 year old and to be able to raise the first cup of specialties, came out opening the doors to the victory of the Aosta Valley.
In the first heat, strong athletes of the caliber of Paula MolTzan, Zinka Ljutic and Valerie Grenier.
Brignone thus wins the third cup in this fantastic season that saw her win ten cup races and improve all records. Federica won the giant cup with 580 points, 60 more than the Robinson and 133 of the Swedish Hector, today third. With 85 podiums in his career, the Carabiniera di La Salle approaches the absolute record of Italian skiing which with 88 belongs to Alberto Tomba.
In the general, when only the slalom on Thursday is missing in which Brignone and Gut should not take part even if having exceeded the 500 points before the finals (it would be irrelevant for any ranking), the blue has 1514 points, 322 more than Switzerland. Confirmed the final final place of Sofia Goggia With 931 points, the Croatian fourth Zrinka Ljutic With 790 (today with the exit in the first heat he saw the possibility of climbing the final podium blend). The male giant slalom is scheduled for tomorrow.