Italy's Federica Brignone
disappointed in the combined at the Cortina worlds Monday after
skiing out at the third gate in the slalom having posted the
best super-G time.
Italy's gold medal hopes were pinned on Brignone after Olympic
downhill champ and season dominator Sofia Goggia was KO'd by a
knee injury ahead of the event on home snow.
Brignone led the super-G standings ahead of compatriot Elena
Curtoni and American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin.
But she slid too far into a lefthand turn and crashed into the
third slalom gate.
Schiffrin ended up adding another gold to her tally of six world
titles, two Olympic golds, three World Cup trophies and 68 WC
wins. All at just 25 years of age.
Slovakia's Petra Vlhova got the silver and reigning Olympic
champ Michelle Gisin of Switzerland the bronze.
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