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American Mikaela Shiffrin settles for bronze medal in slalom at world ski championships
CORTINA D AMPEZZO, Italy American Mikaela Shiffrin had her winning streak in slalom at world championships ended by Katharina Liensberger on Saturday as the title returned to Austria after 10 years.
Shiffrin had to settle for bronze after earning slalom gold at a record four straight worlds since Marlies Raich competing under her maiden name Schild won it in 2011.
This time, Shiffrin finished 1.98 seconds behind Liensberger, who posted the fastest times in both runs. Petra Vlhova, the overall and slalom World Cup leader from Slovakia, was one second behind the Austrian for silver.
The Austrian skier had also just toppled Mikaela Shiffrin.
By triumphing at the world championships on Saturday, Liensberger ended the American’s record streak of four straight slalom titles.
Shiffrin was the first to come over and congratulate Liensberger. She hugged her and then stepped back when she saw a TV cameraman approaching.
This time, the stage belonged to Liensberger.
“It felt like flying a little bit, just getting faster with every gate, all the energy into each turn,” said Liensberger, who was fastest in both runs to beat overall World Cup leader Petra Vlhova of Slovakia by one second.
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