Italian skier Federica Brignone has posted the fastest time in the opening run of the women's giant slalom at the Alpine world championships in Austria.

From a physical standpoint, Mikaela Shiffrin is back to her winning form after a serious crash. From a mental standpoint, there remains work to be done. That’s why Shiffrin sat out the giant slalom event Thursday at the world championships two days after taking gold in the team combined event.

Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for her 100th alpine skiing World Cup win after failing to qualify for the second run of Saturday's giant slalom in Sestriere, which is

The well-decorated racer is coping with the mental fallout of a scary crash she suffered last November in Killington, Vermont.

The Swedish great’s record of 86 World Cup wins was broken by Shiffrin in March 2023, almost 34 years after his last win. Stenmark’s 86th win — a giant slalom at Aspen, Colo

Mikaela Shiffrin seems to be picking up where she left off. Only a few months after her scary crash in Killington, Vermont, she surpassed another historical milestone by claiming her 100th World Cup win.

SESTRIERE, Italy — Italian skier Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships on Friday, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in the American’s first race in the discipline in nearly 12 weeks.

Mikaela Shiffrin is the first skier to win the World Cup 100 times. The Olympic skier won gold less than three months after crashing during a competition at the Stifel Killington

The 29-year-old alpine skier has made a convincing case as the best ever. But her superpower may be her relentless honesty..