Giant women: Brignone triumph, Bassino second

It has finally arrived: in the last giant of the season, after four podiums, the first blue triumph finally arrives. It is Federica Brignone’s day, before her in front of her teammate Marta Bassino. And it is a cry of joy for Faith that for over two years (the last time in Sestriere on January 20, 2020) did not impose itself in the specialty that launched it at the top of the World Cup. “I wanted to end the season by winning a giant and I only had this chance so I gave it my all – said Brignone -. I felt good, I had been skiing well for a while. I close a season not for ten in the report card just because I am fussy but I closed it in the best way by doing everything I could “.

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With a second heat all on the attack, Brignone overtook Mikaela Shiffrin, who had been the fastest in the first heat. In 2’14 “68 she left behind 31/100 Marta Bassino (her second time in the heats) and 38 Petra Vlhova. Fourth Tessa Worley, who at 32 won the second specialty cup, the consecration of a incredible career. The third Italian in gra, Elena Curtoni, in the end is 24th at 4 “31.

Bassino takes stock: “It was a season that put me to the test by making me reflect, but which also taught me to always continue to believe and trust myself even when things don’t turn out, working and having patience with a clear goal in mind “.

Record breaking

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For Fede it is the twentieth career World Cup success (best Italian ahead of Goggia, at 17), the eighth in giant. With this result she exceeds 1000 points in the overall World Cup and finishes in third place behind Shiffrin and Vlhova. Women’s Italy closes a record season with 11 victories: 6 for Sofia Goggia, 4 for Federica Brignone and 1 for Elena Curtoni.