Federica Brignone

Federica Brignone (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːka briɲˈɲoːne]; born 14 July 1990) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, who is the current Olympic champion in giant slalom and super-G, as well as world champion in giant slalom.

Brignone has competed in all alpine disciplines, with a focus on giant slalom, super-G and, more recently, downhill. Brignone won the World Cup overall title in 2020, becoming the first Italian female to achieve this feat, and again in 2025, as well as five discipline titles between 2020 and 2025. She has won 37 World Cup races, five Olympic medals and five World Championships medals. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in giant slalom and a bronze in combined. At the 2025 World Championships, she won a gold medal in giant slalom and a silver medal in super-G. After a severe injury in April 2025, she made a comeback just before the 2026 Winter Olympics, during which she won gold medals both in giant slalom and super-G, becoming the Italian female alpine skier to have won the most Olympic medals (five), as well as the only Italian alpine skier to have won two gold medals in the same edition of the Olympic Games along with Alberto Tomba.

Ski racing

Brignone made her World Cup debut at the age of 17 in December 2007, during the 2007–08 season, and 2009–10 was her first full season on the World Cup circuit. At the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, her first, Brignone won the silver medal in giant slalom. In December 2012, Brignone underwent surgery on her right ankle to remove a bothersome cyst, and missed the rest of the 2012–13 season.