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.
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