In the penultimate super-G before the Olympics, Brignone timed one minute, 9.80 seconds on the Karnten-Franz Klammer course and denied then-leader Lara Gut her first win of the se ...

One of the biggest stories for the host nation Italy at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games has been the amazing comeback story for alpine skier Federica Brignone. Many thought she would not be healthy ...

ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill. In an ...

KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Federica Brignone won an eventful women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday as the Italian skier capped a three-race weekend that extended her lead in the overall standings. In a ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Federica Brignone tilted her head up toward the sky and watched the Italian Air Force’s acrobatic unit leave behind a trail of the country’s colors amid the jagged peaks of ...

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia. Or Sofia Goggia and Federica Brignone. The two Italian skiers have been enjoying so much success lately that often it’s just been a ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Federica Brignone is the embodiment of what the Olympics are about. Supposed to be about, anyway. A crash 10 months ago during the Italian nationals left her with a ...

Selected to carry her home country’s flag in the opening ceremony here, Federica Brignone needed an assist. Her surgically repaired leg – shredded in a horrific crash in April 2025 – hurt so badly ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Federica Brignone tilted her head up toward the sky and watched the Italian Air Force’s acrobatic unit leave behind a trail of the country’s colors amid the jagged ...