SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Italian standout Federica Brignone was named skier of the year by the federation of ski journalists on Friday.

Brignone won 10 World Cup races on the way to her second overall title last season, and secured the giant slalom world title in February. She is the winningest female skier from Italy with 37 career wins.

In April, Brignone fractured multiple bones in her left leg and tore her ACL during a GS crash at the Italian championships. Her return to racing is still pending , with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics just over three months away.

Brignone previously received the Skieur d’Or AIJS Serge Lang award in 2020, after capturing her first World Cup overall title.

The AIJS said “skiing is a great passion in her family,” referring to Brignone's mother M

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