Skiing: Brignone, Goggia Achieve Italian One-Two Finish at Garmisch Downhill

Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Federica Brignone continued her form on Saturday, winning the Alpine skiing World Cup downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany and finishing just a hundredth of a second ahead of her teammate Sofia Goggia for an Italian one-two. Switzerland’s Corinne Suter completed the podium in third place.

According to Ansa News Agency, Brignone’s 32nd career World Cup win and her fifth of the season kept her at the top of the downhill standings with 289 points, 29 more than Goggia. This victory also consolidated her lead in the overall ranking with 739 points. Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami is second in the overall standings with 629 points after coming fifth on Saturday.