Mikaela Shiffrin pads overall World Cup lead despite Worley’s giant slalom win
by Guardian sport and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5WT9D)
- Shiffrin takes fourth in giant slalom behind winner Tessa Worley
- American moves closer to fourth career overall World Cup title
- Petra Vlhova, Shiffrin's rival in title race, fails to finish first run
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.
Shiffrin seemed to ski more cautiously in the second run, after being second-fastest in the first leg, and ended 0.77 seconds behind the winner Tessa Worley.
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