World Cup start: Brignone reaches for a medal

Brignone was already one of the medal candidates in advance. The Italian more than confirmed this role in the Super-G. In bright sunshine, “Fede” conjured up a dream run in the snow. With a travel time of 1.10,28:71 minutes, she distanced the two second-placed Lara Gut-Behrami (Switzerland) and Ragnhild Mowinckel from Norway by XNUMX hundredths of a second each.

However, both Mowinckel and Gut-Behrami are not as good to judge in the slalom as Brignone. The Azzurra especially have to watch out for Mikaela Shiffrin. The American is in sixth place, just under a second behind. This means Shiffrin remains the big favorite for combination gold. After all, she “usually” does well in the slalom.

Shiffrin top favorite In addition to Shiffrin, Franziska Gritsch (7th) is also extremely dangerous. The Austrian has already finished in the top ten in the slaloms four times this year and is only 1,07 seconds behind Brignone. Brignone's slalom form is difficult to assess. The last time she competed in this discipline was in Killington at the end of November and ended up in 24th place.

The last super combined event in the World Cup took place almost three years ago. Even at major events, this discipline is on the verge of extinction. For example, Sofia Goggia (19th) used the Super-G as training on Monday. Marta Bassino was eliminated after a great intermediate best time. Brignone & Co. have to watch out especially for the two Swiss women Michelle Gisin (13th) and Wendy Holdener (14th), who are among the strongest slalom skiers in the world.

The first World Cup medals in Meribel will then be awarded in the afternoon. The decision in the slalom, which Brignone will open with number one, will take place from 14.30:XNUMX p.m. With the SportNews -Live ticker so you don't miss anything.

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World Cup start: Brignone reaches for a medal

The Alpine Ski World Cup 2023 began late on Monday morning with the first part of the women's super combination. After the Super-G in Meribel (France), Federica Brignone is fully on course for a medal.

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