US EditionFreshly-crowned double Olympic champion Federica Brignone ends ski season to rehab leg
Federica Brignone will miss World Cup races in Val di Fassa, Åre, and Lillehammer to focus on rehab after two surgeries and a metal plate in her left leg, officials said.
- Yesterday, Federica Brignone announced she will end her season early after a crash, two surgeries, and still has a metal plate and screws inside.
- After a crash last April, Federica Brignone, Italian skier, suffered left leg injuries requiring two surgeries and 42 stitches, leaving her unable to walk for three months.
- During the Soldeu, Andorra, weekend she finished 15th and eighth in two World Cup super-G races, racing on February 28, 2026.
- Brignone will miss World Cup stops in Val di Fassa, Åre and Lillehammer, and last week she indicated she might end her career if her leg doesn't start to feel better soon.
- With the season nearly over, Federica Brignone, the last season's overall World Cup champion and the oldest woman to win Olympic gold, will focus on rehab as her season ends.
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Winter Olympic hero Federica Brignone has decided to end her already shortened competitive season early after her Olympic success, which the Aosta Valley competitor had dedicated almost exclusively to her home games in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Italian announced today that she will be taking a break.
She was one of the big stars at the Olympic home games with her two gold medals after the serious injury: Federica Brignone. But now the skier has to finish her season prematurely. The body no longer participates.
The double miracle of Milan Cortina has made it one of the greatest of all
Italy's ski star Federica Brignone is now finishing her season after winning two gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Cortina and the World Cup last weekend in Soldeu (Andorra). "I think I've asked my body a lot over the past few months," the 35-year-old announced on Monday on the social networks. So there's no start at the races this week in Val di Fassa. "Body demands tribute""I tried to continue the season, but now my body is taking its toll…
Winter Olympic hero Federica Brignone has decided to end her already shortened competitive season early after her Olympic success, which the Aosta Valley competitor had dedicated almost exclusively to her home games in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Italian announced today that she will be taking a break.
Skiing: Brignone says season over
Federica Brignone said Monday she was pulling out of the rest of the World Cup season as her body had given enough after she returned from a leg break last April to sensationally win two gold medals at the recent Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. (ANSA)
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