Sci, Brignone and Robinson play for the giant cup today: TV schedules in Sun Valley

Sun Valley, March 25, 2025 – Last race of the season for Federica Brignone. The giant of Sun Valley is worth the last trophy of the year for the tiger of La Salle who wants to take the specialty cup between the wide gates and close with three total crystal spheres (general, downhill and giant). The super G one slipped away against a superlative Lara Good Behrami, but there is another small record that Brignone can reach. If successful, he would reach 10 seasonal victories equaling the myth of Alberto TombFede's mission is to win, or at least recover at least 20 points from Alice Robinson, because a tie would reward the Italian for having the highest number of victories. After the defeat suffered in the super G against a superlative Lara Good Behrami, who achieved a time that would have earned her a top ten spot among the males too, Federica Brignone closes her World Cup season with the giant of Sun Valley, in search of the third cup of the year after the general and the downhill. Brignone gave credit to the great performance of the Swiss, who has rediscovered the joy of skiing and will be very fearsome next season, which will also have the Olympic appointment. This is Fede's respect after the super-G: "Lara did another sport. It was a super-G that suited her characteristics, but also mine. Some corrections needed to be made and I made a mistake halfway". To crown a great day of sport, Lindsey's podium was also there Vonn at the age of forty: “Vonn’s podium is something sensational. I don’t think anyone skied very well today, Gut aside, while she managed to put all the pieces together and was good,” Fede replied. Now the focus is on the giant, where a great performance will be needed: “The mistakes were mine, I was the one who didn’t interpret the race correctly. Now I’m focusing on the giant and I’ll need to ski like I’ve done all winter, otherwise I won’t have a chance.”  

The situation in the rankings

There are only two left to play for the giant slalom cup and they are Alice Robinson, currently in the lead, and precisely Federica Brignone. The Aosta Valley native pays three bloody zeros out of eight races, because she won the other five and is chasing at 500 points while the New Zealander is at 520. Robinson has been very consistent throughout the season and has always been on the podium except at Killington where she went out. For Alice, three third places, three seconds and a first, in Kronplatz. Brignone, as mentioned, has won five times (Solden, Semmering, Sestriere – double – and Are) and regrets a few too many zeros because today she would probably have a red bib with a margin. It remains an impressive score and one that puts her in a position to win the race (100 points) and take the specialty cup even if Robinson were to finish second (80). The two would finish with equal points, but the greater number of victories would reward Brignone. The same goes if Brignone were to finish second and Robinson third. From third place down, the parameters change. With Fede on the third step of the podium, she would need Robinson's seventh, while with Fede fourth, the New Zealander should not do better than eighth place.

Favorites

Seeing the feeling she has developed with the snow in super G, one could say that Lara Good Behrami can take the palm of favorite also in giant, but this is the discipline of Brignone and Fede doesn't like losing twice in a row. The attention of the Aosta Valley girl is still on Alice Robinson, her direct rival, and the tiger is aware that by winning the race she would also win the specialty cup. The New Zealander has always been on the podium this season and it will take a great race to beat her. Watch out for the outsiders with Sara Hector always lurking, Lara Crops growing, but especially the American Paula Moltzan, capable of anything. Sofia is also competing goggia who wants to end the season with a podium and has shown good things in giant. Special attention also to the young Croatian Zrinka Ljutic.

The starting bibs

The last giant slalom of the season will feature the top 25 in the specialty rankings and the top overall rankings, plus the junior world champion, Giorgia Collomb from Italy. So, there will be 29 skiers competing. Federica Brignone has drawn bib number one, while Alice Robinson has drawn bib number 7. 1 Federica Brignone 2 Lara Gut Behrami 3 Thea Louise Stjernesund 4 Sara Hector 5 Lara Colturi 6 Paula Moltzan 7 Alice Robinson 8 Valerie Grenier 9 Julia Scheib 10 Neya Dvornik 11 Zrinka Lyutic 12 Sofia Goggia 13 Camille Rast 14 AJ Hurt 15 Nina O'Brien 16 Wendy Holden 17 Mina Fuerst Holtmann 18 Britt Richardson 19 Katie Hensien 20 Maryna Gasienica Daniel 21 Stephanie Brunner 22 Ana Bucik Jogan 23 Estelle Alphand 24 Lena Duerr 25 Kajsa Vickhoff Lie 26 Katharina Liensberger 27 Emma Aicher 28 Giorgia Collomb 29 Lauren Macuga

Where to see it on TV

The last giant of the women's World Cup season will be held on Tuesday 25 March with the first run at 16.30:19 Italian time and the second run at 1:210. Live on Eurosport XNUMX, Sky channel XNUMX and streaming on Discovery Plus and Dazn, with commentary by Gianmario Bonzi and Camilla Alfieri. Live on Rai Due, streaming on Raiplay, with commentary by Enrico Cattaneo and Giulio Bosca. It is the last of the year for Brignone, who should not do the slalom, then on Thursday the awards ceremony for winning her second overall World Cup. Read also - Skiing, Gut wins super ge Coppa, Brignone third. Vonn returns to the podium