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Shiffrin golden in World Cup giant slalom for 2nd straight day, Canada's Grenier 5th

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Mikaela Shiffrin won a gripping duel with Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami in a women's World Cup giant slalom Wednesday to earn her second win in two days, and career victory No.

79. Shiffrin trailed leader Gut-Behrami by 0.22 seconds after the opening leg but the pair swapped places after a thrilling final run in which both made mistakes, with the American racer ultimately beating her rival by 0.10. "It was hard, it was so dark, some really big bumps, I tried to push," Shiffrin said.

Marta Bassino, who leads the GS standings, was 0.47 behind in third, followed by Italian teammate Federica Brignone in fourth.

Valerie Grenier, the lone Canadian in the field, placed fifth at 2:04.36. One day earlier, the St. Isidore, Ont., native was disqualified after leaving the start house early while in podium contention after placing fourth in her opening run.

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