Brignone leads Shiffrin by 0.95 in 1st run of World Cup GS (The Associated Press)
Federica Brignone of Italy built a commanding lead in the first run of the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom on Saturday. Brignone led Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States by 0.95, while Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was already 1.42 behind in third. The Italian also led here four years ago but skied out early in her second run as Lindsey Vonn took the win.