LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland Mikaela Shiffrin stretched her lead in the overall World Cup standings Sunday by finishing fourth in a giant slalom after closest rival Petra Vlhova failed to finish the first run.
Golden Fox Cup: Sweden s Hector wins giant slalom sloveniatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sloveniatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) Swedish skier Sara Hector edged French former world champion Tessa Worley to lead a women’s World Cup giant slalom after the opening run Saturday. Some of the other pre-race favorites struggled on the challenging Podkoren course, which is an annual stop on the men's circuit.
Gut-Behrami, Shiffrin build lead in Soelden skiracing.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from skiracing.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) Mikaela Shiffrin excelled in the season-opening World Cup giant slalom on Saturday, showing two runs of near flawless skiing on one of the toughest hills on the women's circuit to earn her 70th career win.