An Olympic fairy tale at the Games in the city where she was born - after winning silver and two bronze medals, Federica Brignione finally "bitten" the brightest medal.
The Italian skier is the new Olympic champion in the super-G at the Olympic Games, which are being hosted by her hometown of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. A feat that comes just as she returned to skiing after a serious fall in April last year.
"Tiger" ran the race of her life on the iconic Tofane track - in one minute, 23 seconds and 41 hundredths of a second she became immortal and brightened up the Games for her native Italy in the most beautiful way.
The silver medal in the race, during which more than 10 competitors crashed off the track, went to Roman Miradoli from France (1:23.82), while bronze went to Austria and Cornelia Hiter (1:23.93).
Federica Brignone was the best in the World Cup twice (2020 and 2025), in Pyeongchang 2018 she won bronze in giant slalom, while in the same discipline four years later in Beijing she won silver, and at the same Games she also took bronze in combined.
If Federica brought joy to Italy, then disappointment came from another great skier from this country, Sofia Godja, who won bronze in the downhill at these Games and gold in Pyeongchang.
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