Lara Gut-Behrami secured the women's World Cup overall and giant slalom titles Sunday in Saalbach, Austria, after finishing 10th in the GS at the World Cup finals.
Her only remaining challenger in both classifications, Federica Brignone, won the race but that was not enough for the Italian, who could only overtake Gut-Behrami if the Swiss star had finished outside the top 15 and failed to score points.
"It's unbelievable, the GS has always been so important to me," said Gut-Behrami, who clinched her first giant slalom title, though she won the world title in the discipline in 2021.
"I was really nervous today, because I really wanted to win that. I skied so bad, I was just nervous, so I'm not surprised about that."
Gut-Behrami avoided risks in both runs, posting only the eighth and 17th fastest times.
"What would you do? I learned that sometimes you just have to stay safe, try to cross the finish line," she said. "Of course, not the best way to end the GS season talking about skiing, but is the best way to end the season with a Globe."
A five-time overall champion, the American won the title the last two years and led the standings again this season, but dropped out of the race when she sustained a knee injury in a crash during a downhill in Italy in January.
Shiffrin ended her season Saturday after winning her second straight race after her six-week layoff.
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Gut-Behrami passed Shiffrin after winning a GS in Andorra in February before crowning a consistent season in which she has had eight wins and finished outside the top six just four times.
Gut-Behrami, who turns 33 next month, is the oldest overall champion and only the second skier
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