The Italian shared victory with Cornelia Hütter on Sunday at the Super G in Garmisch, in a race deprived of many of her favorites.
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Third Super G victory this season for Federica Brignone.
Mikaela Shiffrin is fine. In any case, the American appears all smiles on social networks. An Olympic smile, since the leader of the general classification of the World Cup is already in China. As well as a lot of its rivals elsewhere. There are crucial events to prepare for in Beijing, and the news is not to please the resort of Garmisch, which hosted the last race on the circuit on Sunday before the break devoted to the Games. A Super G amputated by eight of the fifteen best skiers in the discipline. Too bad for the interest.
No Mikaela Shiffrin in Germany, then. Neither Petra Vlhova, Sofia Goggia (injured) or, as far as the Swiss women are concerned, Lara Gut-Behrami, Michelle Gisin and Wendy Holdener. Like the day before downhill, the situation opens doors. On Saturday, the Helvetians took the opportunity to sign a resounding double, placing Corinne Suter on the first step of the podium and Jasmine Flury just behind her. Suffice to say that the fairy tale stopped dead at this moment.
Sixth victory in seven races for the Italians
Sunday, it was the turn of the Austrians to take advantage. Parties the first, Tamara Tippler (3rd) and Mirjam Puchner (4th) announced the color without waiting. They would have made up a formidable quadruple with Nadine Fest (5th) and Cornelia Hütter (1st) without the Italian intruder: Federica Brignone. The holder of the big globe for the 2019/2020 season seemed to have made the perfect course. Only Hütter has managed to follow in his footsteps. Both women finish with the same time!
The Super G therefore remains mainly a transalpine story this season (six victories in seven events, the third for Brignone). In any case, the Swiss camp did not have the weapons to compete in Garmisch. Joana Hählen and Corinne Suter finished hand in hand in 8th place (+1”03), just behind the good surprise of the day: 7th place for Jasmina Suter (+1”01). Their teammates are to go further in the standings.