American skier Mikaela Shiffrin wins the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom at the world championships, her seventh world title and 13th overall medal in 16 career races at the event.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom at the world championships Thursday.
Shiffrin overcame a mistake near the end of the race to hold on to her first-run lead to beat Italian skier Federica Brignone by 0.12 seconds. Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway finished 0.22 seconds behind and took bronze. “Yeah, that’s unbelievable,” Shiffrin said in a course-side interview. “I was so nervous, my God. Just ... I can’t believe it.”
French skier Tessa Worley, who was second after the opening run, slid on her inside ski and fell in her second run.“This is not an easy position, with the home crowd favorite to ... I mean, thank you for cheering for me anyway,” Shiffrin said.Day left the team during the middle of the world championships after Shiffrin informed him that she planned to take a new direction with her staff at the end of the season.
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