US EditionAlpine Skiing-Austrian Scheib Wins Women's World Cup Giant Slalom at Mont Tremblant
Julia Scheib won her second World Cup giant slalom race despite crashing the day before, benefiting from rivals' errors and injuries in a shifting competitive field.
- On Dec 7, Austria's Julia Scheib captured her second World Cup victory in the giant slalom at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
- A day after crashing on Saturday, Scheib returned to race a beaten-up course and won amid a reshaped discipline following serious injuries to Federica Brignone, Italy and Lara Gut-Behrami, Switzerland.
- Trailing Alice Robinson after the opening run, Scheib reversed a 0.16-second deficit to win with a total time of two minutes 13 seconds as Robinson posted only the 13th-best second run.
- Despite finishing off the podium, Shiffrin maintains a comfortable overall World Cup lead, with Scheib holding a 12-point lead over Robinson after four races.
- The win highlights shifting giant-slalom rankings as injuries to Federica Brignone and Lara Gut-Behrami impact the field, while downhills and super-G races start next week in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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The joy was great with Julia Scheib after her second World Cup victory – because only one day after the failure she raced again on top of the podium in Mont Tremblant. The Styrian talked about the thoughts in the race, her plan until the next race and what she thinks about Olympia.
Shiffrin takes fourth in Sunday’s giant slalom at Mont-Tremblant
Mikaela Shiffrin left Mont-Tremblant without a podium, but pleased with her progress nonetheless. After placing sixth on Saturday, Shiffrin finished fourth on Day 2 of back-to-back World Cup giant slaloms in Canada. “I think happy in ski racing — it’s a matter of perspective,” said Shiffrin, who suffered a severe puncture wound in a GS just over a year ago and struggled in two comeback races at the tail end of last season. “Last year I was retur…
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