After the men in Bormio had raced the Super-G under sunshine, the women faced fog and steady snowfall on the Tofane in Cortina. But just like the men, the Super-G was everything one could hope for in ski racing: drama, excitement, and an underdog taking the win. Italy's Federica Brignone, who had not raced a single Super-G in the 2025-26 World Cup season due to niggling pain from her leg fracture at the end of last season, took the victory by nearly half a second.
Italian ski racer Federica Brignone has returned to snow for the first time since suffering a devastating leg fracture in April, nearly eight months, or 237 days ago. The 2024-25 season Overall World Cup title winner took her first tentative laps this week. The Italian Ski Federation (FISI) shared a video of her comeback to on-snow training on YouTube. On April 3, during the second run of the giant slalom at the Italian national championships,