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Bassino strikes first gold for Italy, Faivre wins men s parallel
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16/02/2021 - 16:41 3 min
Cortina d Ampezzo (Italy) (AFP)
Marta Bassino claimed Italy s first gold medal of the world ski championships in Cortina d Ampezzo on Tuesday, tying with Austrian Katharina Liensberger in the final of the women s parallel giant slalom.
Bassino saw off the challenges of Slovenian Meta Hrovat, teammate Federica Brignone and France s Tessa Worley in the semi-final in a series of quickfire races based on two legs per round.
The medal contenders each skied eight runs on the Rumerlo piste in an action-packed display in the debut of the event at a world championships.
World Championships Finally Get Underway as Weather Clears 6th February 2021
Last modified on February 11th, 2021
The racing in Cortina d’Ampezzo should have begun on Monday, then Tuesday and then Wednesday. Bad weather has wreaked havoc on the first few days of the Championships. Competition has now started and it’s on the BBC. UPDATED
The event has now started with the women’s Super-G.
Switzerland took first and second places with Lara Gut-Behrami edging it past her team mate, Corinne Suter.
All eyes were on the US skier Mikaela Shiffrin making her return to speed skiing and she did not disappoint with a super run, marred by an error at the end but she still made the podium.