Italy's Federica Brignone held a big first run lead in the world championship giant slalom as she seeks a first major title in the discipline on Thursday after some near misses. Brignone led New Zealand's Alice Robertson by .

Italy's Federica Brignone put in a dominant display to win gold in the women's giant slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Thursday. Brignone, second in the super-G a week ago, led after the first run,

A "proud" Alice Robinson has won New Zealand's first alpine ski world championships medal, securing silver in the giant slalom in Austria.