Italian Federica Brignone won the women's World Cup downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday with comeback queen Lindsey Vonn failing to finish.Brignone defeated her fellow Italian Sofia Goggia,

World Cup leader Federica Brignone led an one-two for Italy ahead of team-mate Sofia Goggia in Saturday's downhill in Germany's Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Brignone defeated Goggia by the smallest margin in ski racing — 0.

Brignone and Goggia, who already won a downhill gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, are putting themselves in position to succeed Swiss rivals Gut-Behrami and Suter at the 2026 Games, when women’s skiing will be held in Cortina and men’s races in Bormio.

Partenkirchen, edging out Sofia Goggia by one hundredth of a second. This victory extended Brignone's World Cup lead. The event was marked by a serious crash involving Austria's Nina Ortlieb. James Crawford won the men's downhill in Kitzbuehel.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. Brignone dominated a World Cup super-G on ...

Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning for the fourth time in Cortina on the course for next year’s Olympics.

Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. Brignone dominated a World Cup super-G on ...

Federica Brignone edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey Vonn missed a gate near the bottom of the course and failed to finish.

Italian Federica Brignone won the women's downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday, defeating her compatriot Sofia Goggia by one hundredth of a second to extend her overall World Cup lead as Lindsey Vonn again failed to finish.

Federica Brignone wins the downhill in Garmisch, followed by Sofia Goggia. A success that exalts Italian women's skiing.