Federica Brignone gives advice to Alberto Tomba and also wins at Kvitfjell

Federica Brignone won the second super-G of the Women's World Cup in Kvitfjell, a race characterized by frequent and long interruptions due to a fog bank on the Olympiabakken track. For the Italian, this is the fourth victory of the season and the 25th of her career, overtaking not only the injured Sofia Goggia, but also the legendary Italian Gustav Thoeni, becoming the second best Italian skier in the Cup of the world after Alberto Tomba with his 50 hits. With this victory, Brignone is also second with 1,268 points in the overall cup standings, overtaking absent American Mikaela Shiffrin (1,209).

Brignone won with a time of 1.37.30, ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami (1.37.91) – who with 540 points against 466 for the Italian also remains leader of the discipline ranking with only one race remaining in the season. Czech Ester Ledecka closed the podium in 1.38.09. For Italy in the ranking, hampered by poor visibility, Marta Bassino 15th in 1.39.22, Roberta Melesi 18th in 1.39.77, Laura Pirovano 22nd in 1.40.30 and then Teresa Runggaldier from Val Gardena in 1.40.49. The Women's World Cup now moves to Sweden, in the Aare: next Saturday and Sunday a giant slalom and a special event with the long-awaited return of champion Mikaela Shiffrin. This will be the last stop before the season finals in Saalbach, Austria.

“I don't want to win a 'package race'. In skiing, it can happen that you have races that are not the same for everyone, but I didn't come down in a better condition than my opponents, we We all had fog, some more than others. I can't say you won by f…”. Federica Brignone thus comments, on the microphones of Rai Sport, the Super G success of Kvitfjell at the end of a race tormented by continuous interruptions due to fog. The possibility of winning the World Cup is still open, but the gap to Lara Gut-Behrami is wide. Some things didn't work, but I see the glass full this year. I also achieved two podiums in Crans Montana, it was a good season and it's not over. » Then he assures: “For the moment I have no intention of stopping, given the way I ski. As soon as I don't want it anymore, I won't want it anymore…”