Federica Brignone dominates Cortina SuperG: Curtoni fourth, Goggia seventh

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Federica Brignone dominates Cortina SuperG: fourth Curtoni, seventh Goggia

After clinching her first podium finish, Federica Brignone takes her first victory in Cortina d’Ampezzo, dominating the SuperG in the World Cup stage on the Tofane Olympia, thirteen months before the 2026 Olympic Games. Overwhelming show of strength for the champion from Valle d’Aosta, who stopped the stopwatch at 1'21"64, a time unmatched by her opponents.

This triumph marks the 34-year-old from La Salle s 31st career success on the main circuit, her 11th victory in SuperG and fourth in an already rich season, with previous victories in giant slalom in Sölden and Semmering and downhill in St. Anton. At 34 years of age, Brignone sets the record for the oldest winner in the World Cup and leads the list of Italian athletes with the most victories. Brignone is also confirmed at the top of the overall standings.

Behind her on the podium are Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami, second with 58 hundredths behind, and Corinne Suter, third with a 1"08 gap. Elena Curtoni missed the podium by just three hundredths, finishing fourth. Austria’s Riccarda Haaser and Norway’s Kajsa Lie placed fifth and sixth respectively, followed by a less precise Sofia Goggia in seventh with a 1"25 delay.

Among the other Italians, Laura Pirovano placed 12th and Roberta Melesi 14th, while Nadia Delago, Nicol Delago and Vicky Bernardi remain just outside the points zone. Sara Thaler finishes at 3"98. Marta Bassino, however, did not complete the race due to a line error in the Rumerlo area.

Federica Brignone leads the overall standings with 639 points, followed by Camille Rast and Sara Hector, distant 106 and 132 lengths respectively. The red SuperG bib remains worn by Gut Behrami, but Brignone and Goggia remain close in the specialty ranking, with Curtoni moving up to sixth place.

The next event è Tuesday, Jan. 21 on the KronPlatz giant slope, with the first run at 10:30 a.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m. on the Erta slope.

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