France’s Faivre wins giant slalom

Mathieu Faivre of France won the giant slalom at the skiing world championships at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, after Alexis Pinturault skied out.

“I am kind of sad for Alexis, of course. It would have been amazing to be both on the podium,” Faivre said. “It was not so easy to enjoy it. But for sure I am really proud of it. I am really proud of my team, of my mindset.”

Pinturault, the last starter in the final run after holding a big first-leg lead, skied out after seven gates, losing a chance to finally win gold in the discipline at a major event after four bronze medals from Olympics and previous worlds.