Mikaela Shiffrin breaks modern record with gold in GS at world championships

• American skier wins 13th world medal of her career
• Shiffrin announced surprise split from coach this week

Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women's giant slalom on Thursday to become the most successful skier in the modern history of the Alpine world championships.

The 27-year-old American overcame a mistake near the end of the race to hold on to her first-run lead to beat Italian skier Federica Brignone by 0.12 seconds. Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway finished 0.22sec behind and took bronze.