The American Mikaela Shiffrin won the giant slalom in Lienz and celebrated her 92nd World Cup victory. Federica Brignone from Italy came second ahead of Sweden’s Sara Hector.
Mikaela Shiffrin continues to compete in her own league. The American won the giant slalom in Lienz in 2:05.98 minutes, ahead of Federica Brignone (Italy / +0.38 s) and the Swede Sarah Hector (+0.45).
Strong first run from Shiffrin
For Shiffrin it was the 22nd World Cup victory in this discipline and the 92nd individual victory in her career. The 28-year-old benefited from an outstanding first run, which she managed to cross the finish line in the second round with a lead of almost four tenths.
She won ahead of Federica Brignone, who was able to improve in the final after fifth place in the first round. “The first run was terrible. I somehow slipped down“, admitted the Italian on the ARD microphone. “I never thought I would be on the podium today.“The World Cup leader in this discipline, Lara Gut-Behrami, missed the podium in sixth place (+1.21).
Petra Vlhova was unable to make up for a weak first run in the final. “I’m happy with my second run, but overall not at all“, said the Slovakian on ARD. In the end, she finished seventh (+1.30 s)
Aicher and Dorigo miss the second round
Emma Aicher and Fabiana Dorigo competed for the German Ski Association. While Dorigo was eliminated after the first split, Aicher missed the second run in 44th place.