Congratulations to 34-year-old Italian ski racer Federica Brignone who turned the oldest lady to win an Alpine snowboarding World Cup race this morning after taking dwelling the highest spot on the season opener in overtaking first-run chief Mikaela Shiffrin within the season opener Saturday in Sölden, Austria.
Shortly earlier than the primary runs, reigning World Cup general champion Lara Intestine-Behrami withdrew from the occasion as a result of she wasn’t feeling 100% whereas recovering from the flu and a current knee harm and didn’t wish to danger injuring herself. Her absence left the door extensive open for the remainder of the sphere.
Mikaela Shiffrin was wanting good after her fist run which put her within the lead however then had an underwhelming second run which positioned her twenty seventh out of 28 racers. She completed fifth general. Mikaela’s potential 98th World Cup victory must look ahead to the subsequent occasion on November seventeenth in Levi, Finland, the place she is going to compete in slalom the place she is extremely dominant.
Brignone received her first World Cup in Sölden 9 years in the past and has 28 World Cup wins underneath her belt. Congratulations Federica!
2024 FIS Alpine Snowboarding World Cup @ Soelden Outcomes:
1. Federica Brignone (ITA) — 2:16.052. Alice Robinson (NZL) — +.173. Julia Scheib (AUT) — +1.084. Katie Hensien (USA) — +1.115. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) — +1.216. Thea Louise Stjernesund (NOR) — +1.387. Nina O’Brien (USA) — +1.438. Katharina Liensberger (AUT) — +1.499. Mina Fuerst Holtmann (NOR) — +1.5410. Lena Duerr (GER) — +1.5611. Paula Moltzan (USA) — +1.60
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