US EditionShiffrin Fourth in San Vigilio Di Marebbe Giant Slalom, Austrian Skier Scheib Wins and Brignone Is Back
Julia Scheib leads giant slalom standings by 139 points after her fourth World Cup win; Federica Brignone returns from injury, finishing sixth in her comeback race.
- KRONPLATZ, Jan 20 — Austria's Julia Scheib won the women's World Cup giant slalom at Kronplatz, claiming her fourth giant slalom victory this season.
- Defending overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone returned after a 292-day absence following left leg fractures and two surgeries, describing the months as difficult and expressing pride in racing again.
- In a time of 2:19.85, Scheib moved from third after the first run to win, finishing 20.71 seconds ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin, while Camille Rast was second and Sara Hector third.
- Scheib's season-long form positions her as a GS favourite for next month's Milano Cortina Olympics, leading the discipline standings by 27 points after her latest win.
- Looking toward the Olympics starting on February 6, Federica Brignone said, `It was really tough with all of the emotions I had today, so I was really happy to see the green light` and will train for speed events in Cortina d'Ampezzo while skipping Spindleruv Mlyn.
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Shiffrin fourth in San Vigilio di Marebbe giant slalom, Austrian skier Scheib wins and Brignone is back
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy — Defending overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone is back skiing after a nine-month injury layoff and already competitive with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics little more than two weeks away. Mikaela Shiffrin, meanwhile, keeps regaining ground in giant slalom. Austria’s Julia Scheib, though, is the racer to beat in GS. Scheib claimed her fourth giant slalom victory of the season on Tuesday, moving up from t…
With the voice broken by the thrill, Federica Brignone managed to pronounce only these words at the beginning of her interview with Eurosport after the excellent sixth place in the giant of Kronplatz, on the return in the World Cup after 292 days from the accident last April. Then she was moved, burst into tears and left room for emotions, without holding them. Tears that enclose a long period of sacrifices made after the break of the tibial pla…
Alpine skiing-Austria's Scheib wins Kronplatz GS, impressive return for Brignone
KRONPLATZ, Italy, Jan 20 - Austria's Julia Scheib won a women's World Cup giant slalom in Kronplatz on Tuesday as Italy's Federica Brignone shed tears of relief and happiness after finishing an impressive sixth on her return from injury. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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