Federica Brignone books her return to the podium

Alpine skiing, results

First official training session on the Mont Lachaux slope in Crans Montana for the women’s World Cup sprints, engaged in a double downhill and a super-giant over the weekend. Absent Mikaela Shiffrin, the fastest of the day è was Germany’s Kira Weidle, who achieved a time of 1’28″51 ahead of Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel by 9 hundredths and Federica Brignone, third at 19 hundredths.

Also good was the performance of Laura Pirovano, fifth at 48 hundredths behind Stephanie Venier, fourth at 30 hundredths, while Nicol Delago è 12th at 85 hundredths, Teresa Runggaldier 23rd at 1″57, Marta Bassino thirtieth at 2″14, Nadia Delago thirty-first at 2″15, Roberta Melesi thirty-third at 2″25, Vicky Bernardi thirty-eighth at 3″02 and Sara Thaler forty-fifth at 3″65.

Recall that the absent Sofia Goggia è leads the downhill standings with five races to go with 350 points ahead of Venier with 261 and Gut-Behrami with 209. Thursday, Feb. 15 è the second round is scheduled, Friday, Feb. 16 kicks off with the first downhill at 10:30 a.m.