Italian skier Federica Brignone has dominated the first run of the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin is looming in fifth. Brignone was a half-second faster than Olympic champion Sara Hector. Three more racers finished within a second of the Italian’s lead. Shiffrin had 0.75 to make up in the second leg.
Italy’s Federica Brignone speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup giant slalom race, in Soelden, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin concentrates at the start of the first run of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup giant slalom race, in Soelden, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Former overall champions Petra Vlhova of Slovakia and Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland finished just ahead of Shiffrin. “I don’t know. Last week wasn’t good with the weather so I didn’t know where I stand, but today I’m very happy,” the Italian said.On Saturday, Shiffrin can become the third skier — and the first in 25 years — to win six straight World Cup giant slaloms. Only Deborah Compagnoni with eight in 1997-98 and Ingemar Stenmark with 14 between 1978 and 1980 had more consecutive GS wins.
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