Alice Robinson out of the medals in Super-G
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Alice Robinson has finished out of the medals in the 2026 Winter Olympics Super-G in Milano Corina on in difficult conditions.
The Super-Giant Slalom (Super-G) combines the high speeds of Downhill with the technical precision of Giant Slalom, and racers need to demonstrate incredible control while reaching speeds of up to 100km/h.
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The 2105m Olympia delle Tofane course — one of the most iconic and demanding tracks on the World Cup circuit — provided a stern test for the Olympic medal contenders.
Fog, followed by softening snow conditions added to the challenge, and the steep terrain proved unforgiving — 17 of the 43 starters failed to finish, including current World Cup Super-G leader and local favourite Sofia Goggia (ITA).
It was another Italian star, 2022 Olympic silver medallist Federica Brignone, who laid down the benchmark. Starting from bib six, Brignone clocked 1:23.41 to take the early lead and set the time Robinson would chase.
Starting in bib 14, Robinson opened strongly, skiing with power and control through the top section before a slight line error cost her valuable time. She crossed the line 1.03 seconds behind Brignone, securing eighth place in a discipline where podium positions are decided by hundredths of a second.
“It was really challenging,” admitted Robinson. “It was an awesome course set, it was technical and had really good turns in it. In inspection it looked amazing but I think the snow changed quite a lot from the inspection to the race and got a lot softer and it was really hard to create energy and to push. You had to be really smooth the whole way. I think people who were charging and trying to push the line too much, it just wasn’t working. So, it was definitely a really challenging day for a lot of people.”
The giant slalom specialist was the 14th athlete down the course at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre but could only set the seventh fastest time before eventually dropping down to finish tied eighth in the 43-strong field.
Italian veteran Federica Brignone, who broke her leg last April and only had a few World Cup events before the Games, finally claimed the Olympic gold that had eluded the 35-year-old. After a Super-G silver four years ago and bronze in 2018, Brignone got the victory on home snow in a winning time of 1m 23.41s.
France’s Romane Miradoli took silver in 1m 23.82s with Cornelia Huetter of Austria the bronze in 1m 23.932s.
Robins was strong in sections down the course, 0.19s off the gold pace midway down the course while reaching the top speed of the day at 106.08km/h, but one late entry cost her dearly as she finished in 1m 24.44s, 1.03s off gold.
