Federica Brignone Wins World Cup Giant Slalom at Mont Tremblant
The 33-year-old Italian becomes the oldest woman to win a World Cup giant slalom event, surpassing a record set in 1999.
- Federica Brignone of Italy became the oldest woman to win a World Cup giant slalom event with her victory at Mont Tremblant, Quebec.
- Brignone finished ahead of Petra Vlhova and Mikaela Shiffrin, with a total time of two minutes 14.95 seconds.
- With her win, the 33-year-old Italian surpassed the record set by Austria's Anita Wachter in December 1999.
- Lara Gut-Behrami, who was seeking a third consecutive GS win to start the season, finished in fifth place.
- There is another women’s giant slalom scheduled for Sunday in Tremblant.