Federica Brignone, the final podium is not worth the cup

Federica Brignone second

Czech Ester Ledecka takes the final super-G in Saalbach, representing her fourth career victory in alpine skiing (2 downhill and 2 super-G). Her time of 1’15″94 proves unattainable for anyone, including Federica Brignone, the closest athlete to her to seize podium number 69 of her career and join Gustavo Thoeni, in the special ranking. Federica è second with 28 hundredths of a disadvantage.

Third place for Norway’s Kaisa Lie, 30 hundredths behind Ledecka. Marta Bassino finished ninth at 80 hundredths behind, while è 11/a Laura Pirovano at 83. Moreù delayed Roberta Melesi at 1″67.

Lara Gut- Behrami, with today’s seventh place, also secured the super-G Cup, after the overall and giant slalom. Brignone tried a recovery in extremis, which perè stopped 30 points behind the Swiss in the specialty, updating forò the points record for an’Italian: 1552.