Overview

• Italian skier Federica Brignone triumphed in the World Cup giant slalom in Sestriere, beating New Zealand's Alice Robinson by 0.40 seconds to secure her win.
• Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in her first giant slalom race since November, following a serious oblique injury and a deep puncture wound sustained in a crash in Killington, Vermont.
• Shiffrin's injury-related absence has dropped her to 11th in the GS rankings, impacting her start position and performance in the discipline.
• Paula Moltzan, another American skier, placed third after the first run but dropped to sixth following a mistake in her second run.
• The race served as a replacement for a canceled December event, with another giant slalom scheduled for Saturday and a slalom set for Sunday in Sestriere.