The best women's skiers in the world will take to the slopes Saturday for the Giant Slalom event, the latest opportunity to etch their names in the history books and take the podium for their countries.

After winning a shock Olympic super-G gold, Italy's Federica Brignone says her approach to Sunday's giant slalom will be to keep calm and carry on.

When she tore her left ACL nine days ago in a spill in Switzerland, as she was lifted by helicopter off the mountain in her final race before the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, it seemed like these Olympics lost its biggest star. It seemed like Vonn's grand return from her 2019 retirement was over right before her biggest moment.

While friction isn’t the only influence on the slopes, it is definitely something at the top of a skier’s mind—especially when they’re staring down their race from the top of a very large hill.

By Martyn Herman BORMIO, Italy, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made South American sporting history as he outclassed his rivals to win the Olympic giant slalom ahead of Swiss great Marco Odermatt on Saturday.