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,
Lindsey Vonn has fallen while on pace for a top-5 finish at a World Cup super-G on the course that will host skiing at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.
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. Brignone made sure that Italy claimed a Cortina double this weekend after Sofia Goggia won Saturday's downhill with her fourth victory of the season.
Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning for the fourth time in Cortina on the course for next year's Olympics.
Italian Sofia Goggia continued to impress on her return from injury, winning the World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo's iconic Olympia delle Tofane course on Saturday, while American Lindsey Vonn finished down in 20th.
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.
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
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
Italy's Federica Brignone won the super-G race at Cortina on Sunday, her first World Cup win at the Italian course extending her overall lead, while Lindsey Vonn gave the crowd a scare when crashing out on the third sector but emerged unharmed.
Sofia Goggia won at Cortina d'Ampezzo, one year before she hopes for home gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
Lindsey Vonn gave the crowd a scare when she crashed out on the third sector of the World Cup super-G race at Cortina but emerged unharmed.