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KVITFJELL, Norway — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished tied for fifth in a World Cup downhill Saturday and had her quest for a record-tying 86th career victory extended by at least another day.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished tied for fifth in a World Cup downhill Saturday and had her quest for a record-tying 86th career victory extended by at least another day.
The 24-year-old home favourite Kajsa Vickhoff Lie claimed a surprise women's downhill gold in Kvitfjell, while Sofia Goggia took a silver medal which secured the Italian her fourth downhill World Cup Crystal Globe and third in a row. Lie was just the third skier down the mountain but could not be caught and held on for her first career win. Ad The Norwegian enjoyed a breakout season in 2021 — earning her first career podium at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — but missed the entirety of last season with a severe leg injury.
Anna Gasser added another gold medal to her glittering collection with a brilliant World Championship victory in Bakuriani. The two-time Olympic champion, 31, battled past Japanese star Miyabi Onitsuka by 1.25 points as Australian Tess Coady bagged bronze in Saturday morning's big air event.
Italy's Sofia Goggia roared back from World Championship disappointment to claim downhill World Cup gold in Crans Montana. The 30-year-old took the victory by 0.15 seconds over teammate Federica Brignone whilst France's Laura Gauche claimed third.
Sofia Goggia raced toward another World Cup downhill title with a fifth win in her dominating season on Sunday in Switzerland.
Sofia Goggia wins the Crans-Montana downhill for the fourth time in her career to put behind the disappointment of missing podium at the Courcheval-Meribel World Championships. In falling snow, Goggia finished in a time of 1:26.81 and 0.15 seconds ahead of compatriot Federica Brignone who took second to complete the 17th Italian double in the history of women's skiing. Ad France's Laura Gauche, wearing the No.
A downhill race in the women's World Cup was cancelled Saturday after initially being delayed for two hours because of fog over the course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.