Federica Brignone won an eventful women's World Cup super-G on Sunday as the Italian skier capped a three-race weekend that extended her lead in the overall standings.
In a tight finish, Brignone was 0.06 seconds faster than defending overall champion Lara Gut-Behrami at the Kvitfjell ski resort in Ringebu, Norway.
"When I came down, I said: `No, no, no.' I had too many mistakes. I thought it was makable [to be] better than me," Brignone said. "It was very difficult. I had not a good feeling, I had not a perfect run. But no one had. I tried a lot and risked a lot."
Brignone also finished ahead of her Swiss rival by placing fifth and fourth, respectively, in two downhills earlier in the weekend.
"This is like the cherry on the cake. It's been an amazing weekend. Today I'm a bit lucky with the hundredths," Brignone said.
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Gut-Behrami seemed on course for victory but the Swiss star came wide in a turn and skied through soft snow halfway down her run. Gut-Behrami dropped six-tenths behind Brignone's split time but almost made up the deficit with a strong finish.
"It happens all the time this season. I'm skiing well but keep making those mistakes," Gut-Behrami said.
Brignone's teammate Sofia Goggia was 0.09 behind in third and Alice Robinson of New Zealand trailed by 0.22 in fourth.
Lindsey Vonn finished 1.11 seconds off the lead in 16th after what started as a promising run.
The American standout was level with Brignone at her first intermediate time and just 0.13 behind the Italian halfway through her run.
Vonn then caught a bump in a left turn and was thrown off the race line but managed to stay on
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