Two of Alpine skiing's most iconic figures of all time, Federica Brignone (ITA/Rossignol) and Lindsey Vonn (USA/Head) dominated the headlines in an electrifying day of Audi FIS World Cup Downhill racing in St. Anton, Austria on Saturday.But ultimately, not even a sensational comeback performance from the 40-year-old Vonn could deny Brignone, who in her 15th World Cup season finally landed a Downhill title.A speed crown was just about the only thing missing from the 34-year-old's glittering CV. But despite grabbing the lead early after fellow favourites Conny Hütter (AUT/Head) and Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI/HEAD) had struggled, Brignone was made to wait to celebrate yet another career-defining performance.At the absolute opposite end of her career, Malorie Blanc (SUI/Atomic) produced a stunning run in her first ever World Cup Downhill to grab second place having started in bib No.46. And the 21-year-old was just seven-hundredths of a second away from winning on her speed debut, as she ended in a time of 1:16.08.All this after the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Parallel Giant Slalom Snowboard and Alpine skiing Super G champion Ester Ledecka (CZE/Kaestle) had used her multi-sport skills to grab a first Alpine ski World Cup podium in almost three years. The Czech superstar finishing third, 0.18 seconds back.

At the absolute opposite end of her career, Malorie Blanc (SUI/Atomic) produced a stunning run in her first ever World Cup Downhill to grab second place having started in bib No.46. And the 21-year-old was just seven-hundredths of a second away from winning on her speed debut, as she ended in a time of 1:16.08.Two […]

At the absolute opposite end of her career, Malorie Blanc (SUI/Atomic) produced a stunning run in her first ever World Cup Downhill to grab second place having started in bib No.46. And the 21-year-old was just seven-hundredths of a second away from winning on her speed debut, as she ended in a time of 1:16.08.Two of Alpine skiing’s most iconic figures of all time, Federica Brignone (ITA/Rossignol) and Lindsey Vonn (USA/Head) dominated the headlines in an electrifying day of Audi FIS World Cup Downhill racing in St. Anton, Austria on Saturday.All this after the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Parallel Giant Slalom Snowboard and Alpine skiing Super G champion Ester Ledecka (CZE/Kaestle) had used her multi-sport skills to grab a first Alpine ski World Cup podium in almost three years. The Czech superstar finishing third, 0.18 seconds back.But ultimately, not even a sensational comeback performance from the 40-year-old Vonn could deny Brignone, who in her 15^th World Cup season finally landed a Downhill title.A speed crown was just about the only thing missing from the 34-year-old’s glittering CV. But despite grabbing the lead early after fellow favourites Conny Hütter (AUT/Head) and Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI/HEAD) had struggled, Brignone was made to wait to celebrate yet another career-defining performance.