Italian skier Federica Brignone has posted the fastest time in the opening run of the women's giant slalom at the Alpine world championships in Austria.

ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill.

Cornelia Huetter won the first women's World Cup downhill since the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday to give new ...