Overview

• Federica Brignone secured gold in the women's giant slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria, with a commanding lead of 0.90 seconds.
• New Zealand's Alice Robinson earned silver, marking her first world championship medal, while American Paula Moltzan took bronze by a narrow margin of 0.01 seconds over Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund.
• Brignone's victory makes her the first Italian woman to win the giant slalom world title since Deborah Compagnoni's back-to-back wins in 1996 and 1997.
• Defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin did not compete in the event, citing lingering psychological and physical challenges following a crash earlier in the season.
• Brignone's gold adds to her silver medal in the super-G event earlier in the championships, bringing Italy's medal count to two golds so far.