Robinson edges Shiffrin to win final World Cup giant slalom
New Zealand's Alice Robinson reacts after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Sunday, March 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)LENZERHEIDE โ An aggressive second run lifted teenager Alice Robinson ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin to win a giant slalom that ended the womenโs World Cup ski season on Sunday. It was the 19-year-old New Zealanderโs third win in giant slalom on the World Cup circuit. Marta Bassino, who already secured the season-long giant slalom title, trailed by 1.45 in seventh. One day after being crowned the overall World Cup champion, Petra Vlhova ended her tiring season with an 11th-place finish.
The Latest: Suter wins downhill for 2nd Swiss gold at worlds
Switzerland's Corinne Suter celebrates as she gets to the finish area after completing the women's downhill, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. All rights reservedCORTINA D'AMPEZZO โ CORTINA D'The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local):___12:10 p.m.Corinne Suter won the women's downhill at the world championships to give Switzerland its second gold medal. Gut-Behrami won gold and Suter silver in Thursday's super-G.American racer Breezy Johnson came nine-tenths off the lead in ninth. ___9:45 a.m.Italian skier Francesca Marsaglia is set to open the womenโs downhill at the world championships at 11 a.m. local time. AdMikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova opt to train for upcoming events.