Ski world cup, blue triumph: Brignone first, Bassino third (Photo Ansa)
ROME – Blue triumph in the women's combined ski world cup in Zauchensee, Austria. Federica Brignone won, while Marta Bassino won third place. Between the two blue, second place for the very favorite Swiss Wendy Holdener.
Federica Brignone won the combined cdm of Zauchensee in 2.03.45. At 29 he is his second victory of the season, the 12th career in addition to 10 seconds and 10 third places in a palmares that also sees a world silver and an Olympic bronze. For the Aosta Valley, a great gigantist but also a great multipurpose one, it is the third success in this discipline and the victory brings her back to second place in the general world cup standings with 565 points, behind the American Mikaela al Shiffrin with 826.
For Italy – while second place in 2.03.60 came the very favorite Swiss Wendy Holdener – there is then still a podium with third place for Marta Bassino in 2.04.27. For the 23-year-old Piedmontese, winner of the Killington giant, it is the ninth podium in her career. Elena Curtoni's performance was also very good, 5 / a in 2.05.95 The next stage of cdm is on Tuesday evening in nearby Flachau for the special night slalom. (Source Ansa).
Source: Blitz Quotidiano