Ski, that centimeter that is missing from Brignone to win the cup

Question of cents, of meters and therefore points: a Federica Brignone 18 are missing for the certainty of his Second World Cup After that of 2020: four races from the end and therefore with a maximum of 400 points to conquer, the blue is ahead of 382 points on Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami.

The triumph of Brignone, the tenth in this fantastic season, arrived in the second supergiant of La Thuile in his’ Valle d’Aosta, was not enough to close the world cup speech because the only rival for the crystal sphere, Gut-prey andPpunto, fourth has come and then conquered 50 points (100 for Brignone). Only with a tenth place, 32 more cents, the Swiss would not have been more ‘dangerous’ and the finals of next week for the blue would have been prospective.

To assign there are 400 points, or four races, one by discipline. ‘Fede’, 34 years old, Valdostana di La Salle, bearers of the Carabinieri Sports Center, and Lara, 33 years old, Ticino di Soregno, holder of the Cup (he had also won that of 2016), this year winner only once, are separated by 382 points: 1454 for the Italian and 1072 for Swiss. At the blue, just conquer 18 points to get your hands on the World Cup.

In fact, both Brignone and Gut-Behrami, having more than 500 points, in addition to the free descent of March 22, the supergiant of 23 and the giant slalom of the 25 (they are qualified by law), they would have the opportunity to compete also in the slalom of March 27. Of course, arithmetic is missing but it seems impossible that Gut-Behrami can overturn the ranking.

It must be said that the last special cup slalom in which Federica took part dates back to March 10, 2024 in Aare (27th). We must return to 10 January 2017 (eight years ago!) For the last participation (released during the first heat) of Lara. At the moment Brignone is in command of the descent and superg cup, and is second in that of giant slalom 20 points from the New Zealand Alice Robinson.