By Canadian Press

Italian skier Brignone wins the GS at worlds as defending champ Shiffrin skips race

Feb 13, 2025 | 6:44 AM

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone won the women’s giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday.

The Italian skier beat Alice Robinson of New Zealand by 0.90 seconds for her second medal from these worlds after earning silver in super-G a week ago.

Paula Moltzan of the United States was 2.62 seconds behind and took bronze for her first individual world championship medal.

Britt Richardson, of Canmore, Alta., finished 10th, 3.89 seconds back of Brignone, while fellow Canadian Valerie Grenier, of St. Isidore, Ont., finished 14th.

Defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin sat out the event as she said she was not ready yet to race giant slalom again following a crash in November.

Brignone is the first Italian winner of the race since Deborah Compagnoni won back-to-back titles in 1996-97.

At 34 years, 7 months, Brignone became the oldest female medalist at the worlds. She overtook Lindsey Vonn, who was four months younger when she won downhill bronze in 2019.

Vonn, who came out of retirement after nearly six years at age 40 this season with a new titanium knee, doesn’t race in giant slalom anymore.

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