2025 Ski World Championships, Brignone Gold in Giant Slalom. The Italian Without Rivals in Saalbach

Saalbach-Hinterglemm (Austria), 13 February 2025 - The programme of the Alpine Ski World Championships 2025 continues with the women's giant slalom, which sees the triumph of Federico Brignone, first in the morning and in the afternoon with a total time of 2:22.71, son of the best time in the second heat. A performance called by the previous extraordinary test of Paula Moltzan and especially Alice Robinson, which in turn confirm the good work done in the morning, despite a track that is now marked out: for the American and the New Zealander a delay of respectively 2.62 e 90 cents. For the rest, Sofia Goggia e Martha Bassino do not access the second round, while Lara Della Mea remains outside the top 30. So, once again Brignone holds the reins of the entire Italian expedition, which Saalbach Hinterglemm sees medal count rise to 3: also thanks and above all to the carabiniera of La Salle.

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First run

  The first heat sees the partial success of Federico Brignone, which descends into 1:10.44: complete the partial podium, at a distance of respectively 67 cents e 1.24, Alice Robinson (New Zealand) and Paula Moltzan (United States). The flash of the Aosta Valley native is very important but, in the perspective of the rest of the Italian expedition, also almost isolated: Lara Della Mea closes 31esima, therefore outside the top 30 by just one position, while Sofia Goggia e Martha Bassino they do not complete their respective tests, both exiting in the third sector.

Second heat

  The first interesting half of the second heat is that of Estelle Alphand (Sweden): a 2:27.71 improved by 18 cents da Stephanie Brunner (Austria). He takes command Maryna Gasienica-Daniel (Poland) thanks to a time of 2:27.39, lowered by just 2 cents da Valerie Grenier (Canada), which was then overtaken by 77 cents from the compatriot Britt Richardson. Lara Colturi (Albania), despite physical problems in the morning, jumps to the lead with a time of 2:26.21, which resists until it is overtaken by Thea Louise Stjernesund (Norway) for 87 cents. Lara Gut-Bahrami (Switzerland) does worse than the leader by just 5 cents before the morning top 3 comes into play. Paula Moltzan (United States) jumps to the lead by just 1 cents, thus ensuring the safe medal. Alice Robinson (New Zealand) does its part with a time of 2:23.61, which includes the best time of the heat. Then it's up to Federico Brignone (Italy), which must manage 67 cents at the gate: the Aosta Valley does even better, increasing to 90 cents the margin on Robinson thanks to the best time in the heat which earned her an extraordinary gold.  

2025 Ski World Championships Women's Giant Slalom Standings

  1) Federica Brignone (ITA) in 2:22.71 2) Alice Robinson (NZL) +0.90 3) Paula Moltzan (USA) +2.62 4) Thea Louise Stjernesund (NOR) +2.63 5) Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) +2.68 6) Sara Hector (SWE) +2.88 7) Lara Colturi (ALB) +3.50 8) Zrinka Ljutic (CRO) +3.54 9) Lena Duerr (GER) +3.56 10) Britt Richardson (CAN) +3.89