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 made it a giant slalom double at Sestriere after storming to a second straight World Cup victory on home snow after Mikaela Shiffrin failed to even qualify for Saturday's second run.

After pulling out of the giant slalom at world championships, Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the event this weekend on the World Cup tour.