World Cup leader Federica Brignone led an one-two for Italy ahead of team-mate Sofia Goggia in Saturday's downhill in Germany's Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Brignone defeated Goggia by the smallest margin in ski racing — 0.

Federica Brignone continued her sensational form on Saturday, winning the Alpine skiing World Cup downhill at Garmisch- Partenkirchen in Germany and coming home just hundredth of a second ahead of her teammate Sofia Goggia for an Italian one-two.

Brignone and Goggia, who already won a downhill gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, are putting themselves in position to succeed Swiss rivals Gut-Behrami and Suter at the 2026 Games, when women’s skiing will be held in Cortina and men’s races in Bormio.

Partenkirchen, edging out Sofia Goggia by one hundredth of a second. This victory extended Brignone's World Cup lead. The event was marked by a serious crash involving Austria's Nina Ortlieb. James Crawford won the men's downhill in Kitzbuehel.

Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning for the fourth time in Cortina on the course for next year’s Olympics.

Italy's Sofia Goggia on Saturday won the World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo. The 32-year-old from Bergamo, who won Italian women's first Olympic gold in 2018, notched her 26th World Cup win. Behind her,

Italian skier Sofia Goggia secured victory in the World Cup downhill event at Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olympia delle Tofane course. Despite previous injuries, Goggia finished in 1:33.95, overcoming Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie and fellow Italian Federica Brignone.

Italy's Sofia Goggia speeds down the course during an ... 2025 (AP Photo/Marco Trovati) Italy's Federica Brignone speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in ...

Federica Brignone edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey Vonn missed a gate near the bottom of the course and failed to finish.

Italian Federica Brignone won the women's downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday, defeating her compatriot Sofia Goggia by one hundredth of a second to extend her overall World Cup lead as Lindsey Vonn again failed to finish.

World Cup leader Federica Brignone led an one-two for Italy Saturday's downhill in Germany's Garmisch-Partenkirchen, while Canada's James Crawford stunned top favourite Marco Odermatt to take first place in Kitzbühel,