Shiffrin 2nd in World Cup giant slalom; Vlhová skis out

[ASFN Admin]

Mikaela Shiffrin earned a chance to extend her lead in the overall World Cup standings Sunday when closest rival Petra Vlhová failed to finish the first run of a giant slalom. Shiffrin was second-fastest down the steep course at Lenzerheide, just 0.11 seconds behind Olympic champion Sara Hector. In her first giant slalom since crashing out after just 10 seconds at the Beijing Olympics, Shiffrin started first and put down a clean run on a cold, sun-bathed day.

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