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Federica Brignone Wins Garmisch Downhill by Narrow Margin

The Italian skier edged teammate Sofia Goggia by 0.01 seconds, while Lindsey Vonn failed to finish for the second consecutive race.

  • Federica Brignone claimed her second downhill victory and 32nd career World Cup win, finishing in 1:35.83.
  • Sofia Goggia, who dislocated her shoulder during her run, placed second, just 0.01 seconds behind Brignone.
  • Switzerland's Corinne Suter secured third place, 0.19 seconds behind the winner, in a tightly contested race.
  • The event was interrupted when Austria's Nina Ortlieb suffered a serious leg injury and was airlifted to a hospital.
  • Lindsey Vonn, returning to the World Cup circuit at age 40, missed a gate near the bottom and recorded her second straight DNF.
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