Italy's Sofia Goggia has claimed her first win in over a month in the women's downhill on home soil in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday, while compatriot Federica Brignone took the overall World Cup lead.
Italy's Sofia Goggia has claimed her first win in over a month in the downhill on home soil in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday, while compatriot Federica Brignone took the overall World Cup lead. Goggia's last victory had been at Beaver Creek's super-G on December 15,
Sofia Goggia put on a speed ski masterclass in Saturday's World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, delighting fans with a typically fearless display on home snow as Lindsey Vonn had a disappointing run on one of her favourite pistes.
Italian skier Sofia Goggia secured victory in the World Cup downhill event at Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olympia delle Tofane course. Despite previous injuries, Goggia finished in 1:33.95, overcoming Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie and fellow Italian Federica Brignone.
The Italian dominated on home snow in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday (18 January) on the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games course. Lindsey Vonn made her competitive return to one of her favourite slopes.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — Sitting in the middle of the Cortina course following her second fall in four days at the resort where she once dominated, Lindsey Vonn slammed the snow angrily with her right pole.
Federica Brignone became the oldest woman to win a World Cup super-G race, capping an Italian double win weekend at home in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the 2026 Olympic women’s Alpine skiing host site. Brignone, 34, prevailed by 58 hundredths of a second over 2022 Olympic gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.
Federica Brignone continued her superb season by winning Sunday's super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo to extend her World Cup lead, as comeback queen Lindsey Vonn crashed out.Her comeback will continue in Tuesday's giant slalom in Kronplatz,
Swiss Olympic champions Lara Gut-Behrami and Corinne Suter placed fourth and fifth, respectively, and defending downhill World Cup champion Cornelia Huetter placed sixth. Jacqueline Wiles in seventh was the top American finisher.
Parkite speed skiers Lindsey Vonn and Lauren Macuga each posted top-20 finishes at the Cortina d’Ampezzo World Cup downhill race Saturday. Vonn finished with a time of 1:35.63, good enough for 20th, and Macuga finished at 1:35.
Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning Saturday for the fourth time on the course for next year's Olympics.