Skier from Italy Federica Brignone won the World Cup in SUPER-G in Grandvalira, Andorra (Pyrenees).
She got the first result (57.33 seconds), ahead of the athlete from the United States Ross Laurenne +0.13 seconds and the Austrian skier Tippler Tamara (+0,37).
1. Federica Brignone (Italy) – 57.33.
2. Laurenne Ross (USA) — 57,46.
3. Tamara Tippler (Austria) – 57.70.
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn was injured and taken to hospital. “Got caught in the soft snow today and crashed pretty hard. X-rays showed I have a hairline fracture in my left knee and will get an MRI Monday. I will wait and see how I feel tomorrow to decide if I can race”, Lindsey wrote in her FB page.
The contests took place in poor visibility conditions. There was a heavy snowfall on Friday which continues till Sunday.
Look here for the photos of the contests
Look here for the interview with Federica Brignone
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