Italian Alpine skier Federica Brignone, who came back from a broken left leg to win two Olympic gold medals in February, is having another leg surgery Tuesday. "My leg keeps improving, but unfortunately, I still experience pain when doing certain activities and while skiing," was posted on Brignone's social media, according to a translation. "For this reason, the medical team and I have decided to proceed with surgery. The main goal is to remove the plate and clean up the area, with the possibility of also addressing the meniscus. That final decision will be made during this afternoon's operation." Brignone's status for the start of the World Cup season was not addressed. The first race is a giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, on Oct. 24. After Soelden, there isn't another race in one of Brignone's favored disciplines until another GS on Nov. 28 in Killington, Vermont. Brignone won the Olympic super-G and giant slalom on home snow in Cortina d'Ampezzo, becoming at age 35 the oldest Alpine skier to take Olympic gold. She did so 10 months after sustaining multiple left leg fractures and a torn ACL in a giant slalom crash, which led to surgeries in April 2025 and July 2025. She returned to skiing in November and to World Cup racing two weeks before the Olympics.
Alpine skiing World Cup provisional schedule set for 2026-27, return to Killington, Sun Valley Finals The Alpine skiing World Cup will stop in three different U.S. states.
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