Mikaela Shiffrin won the giant slalom competition of the women's alpine skiers' World Cup series in Semmering, achieving the 78th championship success of her career.
The two-time Olympic and six-time world champion American athlete - who is now only four firsts away from compatriot Lindsey Vonn, who holds the women's record - established her victory in the first race, as she was almost one second faster than her biggest rivals, and in the end she was overtaken by the second Slovakian by 13 hundredths of a second Petra Vlhova.
Italian Marta Bassino, the leader in the category points competition, finished in third place.
Results, women's giant slalom:
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1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 2:07.18 (Race 1: 1:05.49/Race 2: 1:01.69))
2. Petra Vlhova (Slovakia) 2:07.31 (1:06.21/1:01.10)
3. Marta Bassino (Italian) 2:07.49 (1:06.36/1:01.13)
The standings of the division championship after 3 races (7 more to go): 1. Bassino 240 points, 2. Vlhova 190, 3. Lara Gut-Behrami and Sara Hector (Sweden) 172-172
The overall standings after 13 races (26 to go):
1. Shiffrin 675 points, 2. Sofia Goggia (Italian) 470, 3. Vlhova 420
(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti/Photo: pixabay)