World champion Federica Brignone defied poor health again to claim back-to-back giant slalom World Cup victories in her native Italy while American star Mikaela Shiffrin failed to qualify for the second run for the first time in a dozen years.

Federica Brignone overcame a recent illness to win the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, while Mikaela

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.