SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Italian ski racer Federica Brignone is in prime position to win the season-long giant slalom title after discipline-leader Alice Robinson failed to finish the first run on ...

Schuss: When the skis are parallel and pointed downward, allowing the skier to move straight and fast down the mountain. Slalom: A technical event with the shortest course and the quickest turns.

Now it’s her skiing that’s getting all the buzz ... And it happened almost as fast as she skis. She raised eyebrows in December by winning two super-Gs in a lower-tier event at Copper Mountain ...