Corona suspicion: Åre race canceled, Brignone gets the ball

As the World Ski Federation (FIS) announced on Wednesday evening, the Åre races have been canceled following a new recommendation from the health authority in Sweden. The health of everyone involved has the highest priority for the world association, the letter said.

The FIS said in its statement that 3 members of the World Cup sponsor-supporter team were quarantined due to coronavirus symptoms. One of them had symptoms in Kvitfjell (Norway) and immediately quarantined himself. He also tested positive on Wednesday evening. The 3 people did not come into contact with anyone in Åre.

Due to the coronavirus case, the organizer pulled the emergency brake and canceled the 3 planned races on Thursday (parallel slalom), Friday (giant slalom) and Saturday (slalom). The virus had already ensured that the World Cup final would take place Cortina d'Ampezzo fell into the water. That's why Åre was originally planned to be the last women's station this World Cup winter. A historical ball Federica Brignone has secured the big crystal ball and celebrated the greatest success of her career. Sure: The cheerful nature from the Aosta Valley benefited significantly from the cancellation of the races in Cortina and Åre, after all Mikaela Shiffrin (she would have returned in Sweden after a long break) was only 153 points and Petra Vlhova 189 points behind the Italian. But that doesn't change the fact that Brignone had the season of her life this year.

The numbers speak for themselves: Brignone landed on the podium 11 times and won five times. The 5 points that the all-rounder scored in the winter are also absolutely world class and a record for an Azzurra. Winning the overall World Cup is also a historic triumph: no Italian woman has ever achieved such a feat. In the men's category, only Gustav Thöni, Piero Gros and Alberto Tomba won the big precious crystal.

Brignone can look forward to 2 more balls: her name also shines in first place in the combined and giant slalom rankings. Overall ranking for women Pos Name Country Points 1. Federico Brignone ITA 1378 2. Mikaela Shiffrin USA 1225 3. Peter Vlhova SVK 1189 4. Corinne Suter SUI 837 5. Martha Bassino ITA 817 6. Wendy Holdener SUI 791 7. Lara Gut-Bahrami SUI 616 8. Michelle Gisin SUI 591 9. Victoria Rebensburg GER 556 10. Ester Ledecka CZE 503

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Corona suspicion: Åre race canceled, Brignone gets the ball

The women's ski season ended on Wednesday evening. The races in Åre were canceled. Federica Brignone wins the overall World Cup – and writes Italian sports history.

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