Alpine skiing: Mikaela Shiffrin crowned world champion of giant slalom

The American skier won Thursday, February 16, in Méribel, ahead of the Italian Federica Brignone and the Norwegian Ragnhild Mowinckel. Second in the first round, Tessa Worley fell in the second round.

by Nicolas Lepeltier (Méribel, Savoie, Special Envoy)

She did not disappoint. Favorite of the race, Mikaela Shiffrin won the giant slalom of the world alpine ski championships, Thursday, February 16, in Méribel (Savoie). The American won before the Italian Federica Brignone (silver medal, 12 hundredths) and the Norwegian Ragnhild Mowinckel (bronze medal, 22 hundredths). Well placed for the podium, 12 hundredths of Shiffrin on the first route, the French Tessa Worley dropped at the end of the course of the second round.

At 27, Mikaela Shiffrin adds a seventh title – at a good distance, however, of the 12 coronations of the German Christl Cranz in the 1930s – and a 13 e world medal to his immense Summaries. A week ago, the colorado skier had won the money in super-G, behind the Italian Marta Bassino.

Imperial since the start of the season – she won her 85 ^{in the World Cup, three more units than her compatriot Lindsey vonn and only one less than the absolute record of the absolute record at the end of January. Swedish Ingemar Stenmark – Mikaela Shiffrin will once again be the most serious candidate for the title of world champion in slalom, Saturday February 18 in Méribel.}