Alpine Skiingwomen's world cup
pg fb Mikaela Shiffrin
The first two of the World Cup standings towards the fundamental two-day Austrian: the giant on Saturday, the slalom on Sunday.
Wednesday 25 December 2019 5 minutes reading time
It is a duel that can hardly last many weeks in a general classification key, if Mikaela Shiffrin will find the usual continuity of results in multiple disciplines, but what Federica Brignone is combining in this start of the season bodes well to have a little more fun. ', dreaming of seeing an open Women's World Cup.
Of course the Aosta Valley was not helped by the cancellation of the two races in Val d''Isère, in particular the first Alpine combined of the season that would have seen it as perhaps the main favorite, also considering the absence of the American star: Faith she returned home after the five days lost in Savoy (even if a couple of good trainings have been there, even in slalom) and, after 48 hours of rest, here she is on the track at Christmas on the snows of Pila, to prepare for the fundamental week .end by Lienz.
The giant on Saturday 28, the slalom on Sunday 29 that will see Brignone play it among the rapid gates after the exit of Killington, when he even traveled for a top five.
It is interesting to note how, except for the opening giant in Soelden (Shiffrin 2 ^, Brignone 5 ^) and for the same slalom of Killington won by Mikaela, the 29 year old from La Salle has always arrived in front of the American in the "Direct clashes": not present in Levi and in the two descents of Lake Louise, Federica beat the leader of CdM in the giant of Killington (for just 3 cents, respectively second and third), in the super-g of Lake Louise (7 ^ -10 ^), in that of Sankt Moritz (2 ^ -3 ^) and, after 6th place in the parallel slalom in the Engadine where Shiffrin was not present, in Courchevel with Brignone winner in the worst race for the dominatrix of the circuit, only 17th.
Mikaela is ahead of 165 points, with podiums obtained in four different disciplines (and they would probably have been five disputing the parallel) and the two victories arrived (in a very clear way) in the only two slaloms played.
As you know, the '95 class of Eagle is working these days in Folgaria, on the slopes of the Alpe Cimbra which host the US national team: even today on the track, on the "Salizzona" that saw it test itself above all in giant, to fix those details to file after the bad day in Courchevel. And in the company of the parents (in the photo), with mom Eileen who spent Christmas with her daughter, but will not always be with her daughter by the end of the season.
With the mission of Team Shiffrin that does not change: to win, immediately starting to do it again from Lienz.
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Social media engagement
Giant slalom Female Lienz (AUT)
SHIFFRIN Mikaela
BASSINO Marta
LIENSBERGER Katharina
women's world cup
Mikaela already back: "It was a battle, being in front of a fantastic giant"
Saturday 28 December 2019
women's world cup
Red ... black Brignone: "Two fatal errors". Bassino celebrates: "Podium of great value"
Saturday 28 December 2019
women's world cup
The Italgigante also yells at Lienz with Bassino, second behind Shiffrin. Brignone, what anger ...
Saturday 28 December 2019
women's world cup
LIVE from Lienz for the decisive round of the female giant: Bassino-Brignone vs Shiffrin!
Saturday 28 December 2019
women's world cup
Saturday 28 December 2019
women's world cup
Saturday 28 December 2019Slalom Female Lienz (AUT)
VLHOVA Petra
GISIN Michelle
women's world cup
Brignone is not satisfied: "The second was difficult for me". Curtoni: "I'm finding myself"
Sunday 29 December 2019
women's world cup
Shiffrin, the train ran back very fast: "When I saw Petra in the second ..."
Sunday 29 December 2019
women's world cup
Symphony number 64 for Mikaela Shiffrin, two goals in Lienz! Brignone the best of the blue
Sunday 29 December 2019
women's world cup
Sunday 29 December 2019
women's world cup
Shiffrin-Vlhova, the challenge is there! Mikaela commands with 26 cents on the Slovak, then the void
Sunday 29 December 2019
women's world cup
LIVE from Lienz: at 10.00 the 1st heat of the third seasonal slalom starts. All against Shiffrin
Sunday 29 December 2019Più letti in Sport invernali
Si ritira a soli 24 anni Alice Calaba, tormentata dagli infortuni dopo il bronzo mondiale jr: Lo sci è diventato parte di me
La velocista valdostana ha ufficialmente salutato l'agonismo, lei che era rientrata a livello FIS nell'ultimo inverno, dopo oltre due anni e mezzo ai box, causa i guai alle ginocchia, da quel 2023 che le aveva inizialmente regalato il podio in super-g ai campionati del mondo juniores di St. Anton, dove fu pure 5^ in discesa.
341