Brignone lets off steam: “An unbelievable effort”

He won by almost a second Mikaela Shiffrin won the giant slalom in Courchevel on Tuesday . The Azzurre, however, had nothing to do with the outcome of the race: Sofia Goggia was eliminated, as was Marta Bassino, Elena Curtoni ended up in 27th place, and the two South Tyroleans Vivien Insam and Karoline Pichler did not make it into the decision. Only Federica Brignone was in 4th place after the first round and was therefore lying in wait, but a major mistake left her over two and a half seconds behind, which is why she ended up in 7th place. The Aostan woman then argued with herself. “I'm blocked and can't get down well. “I’m afraid of doing something wrong, so I don’t have control while I’m driving,” Brignone sounds almost desperate. “In the giant slalom I don't have much space, my head and body are completely blocked, I go down as if they had cemented my feet. It's an unbelievable effort for me, it lacks ease. I don’t know if it has something to do with the fact that I haven’t competed in a giant slalom for a while.” Next chance on Wednesday The giant slalom is actually Brignone's flagship discipline, which was no longer able to build on its fantastic achievements after its overall World Cup victory in the 2019/20 season. Things are going better for the 31-year-old in the Super-G, where she recently triumphed in St. Moritz. “Fede” has the chance to make amends on Wednesday, when the next giant slalom takes place in Courchevel. The first run starts at 10 a.m., the decision at 13 p.m.

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Brignone lets off steam: “An unbelievable effort”

The first giant slalom in Courchevel was a show of strength by Mikaela Shiffrin. However, there was disappointment for the Azzurre.

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