Italy’s Brignone Wins Women’s Combined Gold, Shiffrin Disqualified

Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates on the podium after winning the Women's Alpine Combined at the Alpine Skiing FIS Alpine Ski World Cup-Women's Alpine Combined in Meribel, France, on Feb. 6, 2023. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

MERIBEL, France—Italy’s Federica Brignone won the women’s combined event at the World Ski Championships in Meribel, France on Monday after two solid races saw her finish 1.62 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener.

Brignone is now Italy’s first women’s combined world title holder after claiming her first world championship gold.