[OLYMPICS] La Tigre Brignone Obliterates the Giant Slalom Field to Claim 2nd Olympic Gold - SnowBrains

"Under bluebird skies on the Tofane di Olimpia in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the women's Olympic Giant Slalom unfolded into one of the most extraordinary races of the season-defined by a close field that even saw a three-way-tie until Italy's Federica Brignone broke the field wide open with a dominant run. Brignone claimed her second gold in the Olympics with two dominant runs way ahead of the closely-packed field, while Thea Louise Stjernesund and Sara Hector tied for silver."

"In fact, Stjernesund and Hector were tied on both run 1 and run 2 of the Giant Slalom. In a sport measured to the hundredth of a second, there is no known Olympic precedent for the same two skiers tying on both runs to the millisecond. Giant slalom races are conducted in two runs, with the combined time determining the final result."

The women's Olympic giant slalom took place on the Tofane di Olimpia in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, under bluebird skies. Federica Brignone produced two dominant runs to claim her second Olympic gold by a clear margin over a tightly packed field. Thea Louise Stjernesund and Sara Hector tied for silver after recording identical times on both run 1 and run 2, a result with no known Olympic precedent measured to the hundredth of a second. Giant slalom races use two runs with combined time deciding the outcome. Olympic qualification allows all first-run finishers into run two, with the top 30 starting run two in reverse order ahead of the remaining field. Run 1 saw Stjernesund set an early benchmark of 1:03.97 that Hector matched exactly, while Mikaela Shiffrin and Camille Rast posted competitive times but could not displace the leaders.

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