One of the biggest stories for the host nation Italy at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games has been the amazing comeback story for alpine skier Federica Brignone. Many thought she would not be healthy enough to compete on the

The Italian Alpine skiing star, who returned to competition a month ago after a bad injury last April, won her second gold of these Games.

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,

While one alpine skiing icon, Lindsey Vonn, has been forced to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics from the sidelines due to injury, another is turning the Games into a defining chapter of her career. Vonn may not have been

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.

Italian skier Federica Brignone's pursuit of her first Olympic gold is complete. Brignone posted the fastest time in the women's Super-G on Thursday.

After a gruesome crash in April, just competing in the Games was a miracle for the 35-year-old Italian skier. Then she won two gold medals.

In the Women’s Giant Slalom, 35-year-old Federica Brignone delivered one of the most remarkable performances of the Games, winning Gold just 10 months after a devastating knee injury. With the victory,

Federica Brignone's fairytale victory in the Milan-Cortina giant slalom was yet another triumph for the veteran Italian women leading the way in the host nation's charge to a record Winter Olympics medal haul.