Shiffrin misses podium but stretches overall World Cup lead in Slovenia
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- Sweden's Sara Hector wins giant slalom at Kranjska Gora
- Hector overtakes Shiffrin on top of giant slalom standings
- Shiffrin (7th) extends overall lead over Petra Vlhova (15th)
The Swedish skier Sara Hector waited seven years for another win since her maiden World Cup giant slalom triumph in December 2014. Now, she has won two more races within 10 days and been on the podium in each of the last four events.
To top it off, she overtook Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin on top of the discipline standings on Saturday.
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