Sofia Goggia and Federica Brignone together on a World Cup podium for the eighth time

Sofia Goggia and Federica Brignone together on the podium for the'eighth time

For nine seasons now Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia have been the golden couple of Italian alpine skiing and are the spearheads of the strongest Italian women’s alpine skiing team of all time.

Today, in her home downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Bergamasque star won her 26th World Cup race, the Valle d’Aosta woman è placed third 55 hundredths behind her teammate and rival. Goggia also earned her 58° podium in the Cup, Brignone her 74°, moving to the top of both the overall and specialty rankings. where she commands a 9-point lead over Sofia.

It’s the eighth time the two Azzurri women have climbed together on a World Cup podium-the fourth in downhill, while at the World Championships and Olympic Games they have not yet succeeded: between this year, with the World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, and next year, with the home Games in Milan-Cortina, ’s time to fill the gap. Here is the’list of races in which Sofia and Federica stood on the podium together.

Aspen Giant on March 19, 2017: Brignone first and Goggia second (with Bassino third)

Bad Kleinkirchheim downhill on Jan. 14, 2018: Goggia first and Brignone second (with Nadia Fanchini third)

SuperG in Sankt Moritz on December 14, 2019: Goggia first and Brignone second

SuperG in Rosa Khutor on Feb. 2, 2020: Brignone first and Goggia second

Crans-Montana downhill of Feb. 26, 2023: Goggia first and Brignone second

Sankt Moritz descent of Dec. 9, 2023: Goggia second and Brignone third

Val d’Isère SuperG of Dec. 17, 2023: Brignone first and Goggia third

Cortina d’Ampezzo downhill of Jan. 18, 2025: Goggia first and Brignone third