Federica Brignone takes silver

Sara Hector from Sweden took the Olympic victory in the first women's ski competition in China. She won ahead of a very strong Federica Brignone and the Swiss Lara Gut, who made a rapid comeback.

To their half-time lead 29-year-old Hector kept her nerve, showed a clean ride and crossed the finish line with a lead of 29 hundredths of a second. It is the well-deserved reward for an extraordinary season for the Scandinavian, who has unexpectedly become the best runner in this discipline in recent months. Hector won Sweden's first giant slalom gold in exactly 30 years. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville, the legendary Pernilla Wiberg won the last RTL Olympic title for Sweden to date. Hector on Wiberg's trail However, Brignone was also able to set an absolute career highlight. After silver at the 2011 World Cup and bronze at the 2018 Olympic Games, the 31-year-old from the Aosta Valley won the next medal in giant slalom. With an uncompromising, fast ride, she climbed from third to second place in the second round. This is Italy's fourth medal in Beijing, the first in alpine skiing.

The medalists Federica Brignone, Sara Hector and Lara Gut-Behrami. © ANSA / CHRISTIAN BRUNA

Brignone sat directly ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami, who was able to advance from eighth to third place with a real dream run and thus ensured the next Swiss success in Yanqing. As a reminder: just a few hours earlier, your compatriot Beat Feuz won the men's downhill. Katharina Troupe (Austria), who was second at halftime, had to make do with the thankless fourth place.

Marta Bassino and Mikaela Shiffrin had a very bitter day. The two favorites were eliminated in the upper part of the first round. Several athletes had difficulties with the winding route and did not make it to the finish - including sixth place finisher after the first run, Nina O'Brien, who had to be transported away injured. Result of the women’s Olympic giant slalom: Pos Name Country Time 1. Sarah Hector SWE 1.55,69 Minutes 2. Federico Brignone ITA +0,28 seconds 3. Lara Gut-Bahrami SUI +0,72 4. Catherine Troupe TUE +0,80 5. Ragnhild Mowinckel NOR +0,96 6. Thea Louise Stjernesund NOR +1,20 7. Meta Hrovat SLO +1,35 8. Maryna Gasienica-Daniel POL +1,42 9. Wendy Holdener SUI +1,63 10. Michelle Gisin SUI +1,86

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Federica Brignone takes silver

Italy's fourth medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing is secured - and it shines silver. Federica Brignone only had to admit defeat to one rival in the giant slalom in Yanqing.

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