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Federica Brignone saw a gutsy run rewarded with the victory Sunday in the fifth women’s World Cup super-G of the season.
Racing in perfect, sunny conditions, the Italian gained about three-tenths of a second on her rivals with an attacking and risky approach in the middle part of the Kälberloch course.
While many racers posted faster times at the first split, no one matched Brignone’s pace in the turning steep section.
“I was really attacking from the top to the bottom,” said the overall World Cup champion from two seasons ago.
“Today was not easy to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, because there’s some girls really fast in some sections, but then making a small mistake.”
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Italy’s Federica Brignone celebrates at finish area after completing an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super-G race in Zauchensee, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022.
(AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
The top 20 finished within 1.04 seconds of the winning time.
Corinne Suter came closest with a strong finish to close the gap to Brignone to 0.04 seconds. It was the best result of the season for the downhill world champion from Switzerland.
“My confidence has been lacking until now, you could see it in every turn. Now I feel I am completely on the right track again,” Suter said.
Ariane Rädler was 0.17 behind in third for the Austrian’s first career podium result.
Brignone’s triumph came one week after she sat out a giant slalom in Slovenia with a knee issue. She worked with physiotherapists to get ready for the speed races this weekend.
“My knee was not perfect. But the best thing was that it was good when skiing. I had almost no problem,” she said.
The result marked Brignone’s Italian record extending 18th career win, and sixth in a super-G. It’s the first time Brignone has won multiple super-G races in one season.
“For me, it’s important. It’s an emotion. I have won before in my career but it’s always nice,” she said.
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