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. During her career, 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 most successful Italian Olympic female skier. == Ski racing == Brignone made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 2007, and the 2009–10 competition was her first full season on the World Cup circuit. At her first World Championships in 2011, 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. In the 2015–16 season, Brignone won her first two World Cup races. During the 2017 World Cup finals, Brignone led an Italian podium sweep in giant slalom, with teammates Sofia Goggia and Marta Bassino, ending the season with three victories. Brignone was part of two other hat tricks by Italy, both in downhill: as runner-up at Bad Kleinkirchheim in 2018, and a third place at Bansko in 2020. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Brignone won her first Olympic medal – the bronze in giant slalom. In the 2019–20 season, Brignone won the overall crystal globe, ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin, who had not ran since January due to her father's death, and Petra Vlhová, becoming the first and to date only Italian woman to win the World Cup overall title. With five wins and eleven podiums during the season, she added two more globes for the giant slalom and combined titles. Brignone won two medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics – silver in giant slalom, and bronze in combined. At the 2023 World Championships, she won the gold medal in combined, and the silver medal in giant slalom. In the following 2023–24 season, she won six races – her best tally up to that point. At the 2025 World Championships, Brignone won the gold medal in giant slalom, and silver in super-G. During the 2024–25 season, she won ten races – her best tally ever – including her two first downhill victories, and the overall, the downhill, and the giant slalom titles. On 3 April 2025, in the giant slalom race of the Italian ski championships, Brignone sustained serious injuries in a crash. A CT scan revealed multiple fractures of the calf and tibial plateau, as well as a tear of her left ACL. She had to miss most of the 2025–26 season, however, in October 2025, she received the Athlete of the Year award from the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) for her victories and performances during the previous World Cup season. On 20 January 2026, Brignone returned to World Cup racing, finishing sixth in the giant slalom race in Kronplatz. Three weeks later, she participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics, winning gold medals in giant slalom and super-G. == Personal life == Born in Milan, Lombardy, and raised in Aosta Valley, Brignone is the daughter of Maria Rosa Quario (b. 1961), an alpine racer who, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, earned four World Cup wins and fifteen podiums, all in slalom. Brignone lives in La Salle, Aosta Valley. She is engaged to French skier Nicolas Raffort. == World Cup results == === Season titles === 7 titles – (2 Overall, 2 GS, 1 AC, 1 SG, 1 DH) === Season standings === Standings through 8 February 2026 === Race victories === === Podiums === == World Championship results == == Olympic results == == National titles == Brignone has won nine national championships in individual events at senior level. Italian Alpine Ski Championships Super-G: 2017, 2023 (2) Giant slalom: 2011, 2017, 2018 (3) Slalom: 2021 (1) Combined: 2016, 2017, 2023 (3) == See also == List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners Italian female skiers most successful World Cup race winner == References == == External links == Federica Brignone at FIS (alpine) Federica Brignone at Olympics.com Federica Brignone at Olympedia Federica Brignone at InterSportStats Federica Brignone at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian) Federica Brignone at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Federica Brignone – (in Italian) Official website – (in Italian and English)