Federica Brignone did great, Breezy Johnson in the lead, drama Lindsey Vonn

She is competing for the downhill. Federica Brignone did very well: she came down third and did it with courage, for her no medal but a demonstration of talent and self-sacrifice once again. She also did better than Nicol Delago but not Laura Pirovano, who after coming down was second behind Johnson but then in turn slipped out of the top three.

In the previous edition’s downhill, the Beijing 2022 edition, gold went to Corinne Suter, who was solid and precise on the day that counted. Behind her, Sofia Goggia took a hefty silver after a season marred by injuries. Bronze went to Nadia Delago, who completed a historic Italian one-two.

It was Sofia Goggia’s Olympics in Pyeongchang 2018. Her downhill was aggressive, clean, without hesitation: very well-deserved gold. The silver went to Ragnhild Mowinckel, the bronze to Lindsey Vonn.

A unique edition in Sochi in 2014: the gold ex aequo went to Tina Maze and Dominique Gisin, with the exact same time. Bronze went to Lara Gut, then at the beginning of a long career at the top and not yet married to Valon Behrami.

In Vancouver 2010, Lindsey Vonn dominated, winning gold and confirming herself as the queen of speed. Silver took Julia Mancuso, bronze Elisabeth Goergl.

On the home snows for Italy, the gold from the 2006 Turin edition went to Michaela Dorfmeister. Martina Schild was silver, while Anja Pärson took the third step of the podium.