Azure double victory: Pirovano wins the downhill globe

Laura Pirovano secured the small crystal globe for the downhill World Cup on Saturday in Kvitfjell (NOR). Following South Tyrolean Dominik Paris's victory in the men's competition, a skier from Trentino also celebrated a win in the women's World Cup Finals in the far north.

March 21, 2026

From: cst

Laura Pirovano will remember March 21, 2026. The 28-year-old not only celebrated her third World Cup victory within a few weeks, but also secured the small crystal globe for the downhill World Cup.

Pirovano thus succeeds Federica Brignone, who won the crystal globe last year. The women's downhill World Cup is generally a strength for the Italians. In the last five years, there has only been one overall downhill winner who was not Italian: Cornelia Hütter in the 2023/24 season.

Wolkenstein sister duo in the points rankings

Besides Pirovano's victory and overall victory, the Delago sisters also have reason to celebrate. Both scored points on Saturday in Kvitfjell. Nicol Delago finished 7th, 51 hundredths of a second behind the winner. Her sister Nadia came in 11th (+0,95). Sofia Goggia also scored points, finishing 9th (+0,81). This brings a fantastic Saturday to a close for the Italian downhill team, as they also scored points in the... Dominik Paris had already secured the victory in the men's competition gesichert.

Breezy Johnson and Kira Weidle-Winkelmann completed the podium. While the American finished second, 15 hundredths of a second behind Pirovano, the German was 25 hundredths of a second behind. Emma Aicher, who was battling with Pirovano for the crystal globe, finished no higher than fifth. She remains second in the downhill World Cup standings, followed by Johnson.

Keywords Winter sports Alpine skiing Kvitfjell Laura Pirovano