Shiffrin finally solves most frustrating slope
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin took advantage of a massive first-run lead to win a World Cup giant slalom on Tuesday and earn her 10th victory of the season. Having established a 1.39-second advantage in the opening leg on the steep Erta slope, the American finished a comfortable 1.21 seconds ahead of Tessa Worley of France.
Marta Bassino of Italy moved up from fourth after the first run to finish third, 1.57 back.
Shiffrin was determined to win at Kronplatz after failing to reach the podium in her first two races there.
The overall World Cup leader and Olympic champion in giant slalom, Shiffrin is within striking distance of the all-time record of 14 wins in a single season set by Swiss great Vreni Schneider in 1988-89. auto racing: Indycar announced a multi-year title sponsorship deal with NTT, a global information technology and communications company based in Japan. The series will be called the NTT Indycar Series. NTT Data, a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., sponsors a car for Chip Ganassi Racing. The season’s first race is March 10 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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