Brignone wins World Cup super-G after Gut-Behrami crashes

[ASFN Admin]

Federica Brignone set an Italian record in the Alpine skiing World Cup by winning a wind-swept super-G Sunday that saw pre-race favorite Lara Gut-Behrami crash out through the safety fences. Brignone was 0.11 seconds faster than her teammate Elena Curtoni down a fast course shortened to less than one minute. A 17th career World Cup win for Brignone is the most by an Italian woman in the 55-year history of the World Cup. Mikaela Shiffrin extended her lead in the overall standings by placing third, 0.43 behind Brignone, despite wearing the No. 2 bib.

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