Federica Brignone completed a Winter Olympic fairy tale on Sunday after claiming her second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games, as out-of-sorts Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on the medals.Her last Olympic medal came with victory in the giant slalom during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Federica Brignone captured her second gold medal in four days at her home Winter Olympics by winning the women's giant slalom on Sunday, as Mikaela Shiffrin finished off the podium again.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Federica Brignone tilted her head up toward the sky and watched the Italian Air Force’s acrobatic unit leave behind a trail of the country’s colors amid the jagged peaks of the Dolomites as the sun finally peeked through the clouds of what had been a gray day at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Selected to carry her home country’s flag in the opening ceremony here, Federica Brignone needed an assist. Her surgically repaired leg - shredded in a horrific crash in April 2025 - hurt so badly from standing that she asked very tall curler,

Italian skier Federica Brignone captured her second gold medal in four days at her home Winter Olympics by winning the women's giant slalom on Sunday, as Mikaela Shiffrin finished off the podium again.

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Italy's Federica Brignone completed a golden double on home snow at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, adding the giant slalom title to the super-G she won last Thursday, as U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on a medal.