US EditionShiffrin Takes “Monumental Step” with 4th Place as US Ski Team Shines in World Cup Opener
Six top skiers face injury challenges and rehabilitation as they aim to compete in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, with some recovering from fractures and crashes.
- On Saturday, Federica Brignone said her rehabilitation was going well but she could miss most, if not all, of the season while aiming for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics .
- On Saturday in Sölden, Mikaela Shiffrin, the record holder of 101 career wins, has been rebuilding giant slalom after a frightening crash last November and finished fourth starting bib 20.
- Italy faced another setback as former world champion Marta Bassino fractured a leg during training, Sofia Goggia fell but was uninjured, and Federica Brignone watched the Sölden opener.
- Needing to work her way back up the rankings cost Mikaela Shiffrin favorable start positions, and she says she is fighting for points and to stay in the top 30, while Paula Moltzan called it `pretty awesome` to see her solid GS comeback.
- With the Winter Games set for Feb. 6-22, Mikaela Shiffrin’s next races are Finland slalom on Nov. 15 and Austria slalom the week after as she times peak form.
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Shiffrin takes “monumental step” with 4th place as US ski team shines in World Cup opener
Mikaela Shiffrin is very much used to winning World Cup races but could hardly be more pleased with finishing fourth in the season opener.
For the German skiers, the first race of the season in Sölden is still not enough for a top ranking. Austrian Julia Scheib triumphs at the giant slalom in her home country. Behind that follows well-known competition from the USA and Switzerland.
Alpine skiing-Italy's Brignone working hard to recover for Winter Olympics
(Corrects Super-G to giant slalom in paragraph 7)MILAN :Italian skier Federica Brignone said on Saturday she was working hard to recover from injury and remains hopeful of competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in February."It would be my dream to be there," she was quoted as saying by n
Winner of the giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, on Saturday, the 27-year-old skier launched in the best of ways a season whose highlight will be the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games in February 2026.
The 27-year-old Austrian has won his first victory on the world circuit, while the American has shone for his great return.
The World Ski Cup is off: Sofia Goggia in the first race without the injured Federica Brignone, who wants to recover in time for Milan Cortina. First victory for Scheib in front of Moltzan and Gut-Behrami, Zenere 17a
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