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Laurence St-Germain causes upset as Mikaela Shiffrin misses out on second World Championships gold in Meribel

Laurence St-Germain caused an upset to win gold in the slalom at the World Championships in Meribel, France. Mikaela Shiffrin, who was chasing a second gold and third medal at the championships, led after the first run, with two-time world champion Wendy Holdener in second. Ad St-Germain occupied third spot, but when Holdener failed to finish and Shifrin was unable to match her first effort, the Canadian took advantage with a stunning run and time of 50.00 seconds to land Canada’s first slalom gold in 63 years.

Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain beats Mikaela Shiffrin to slalom gold at worlds

Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain won gold in the women's slalom at the world championships Saturday in Meribel, France, and Mikaela Shiffrin took silver.

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin sets pace in world championships slalom

MERIBEL, France : Mikaela Shiffrin put herself in pole position to reclaim her slalom title at the world championships with a rock-solid run to lead after the first leg on Saturday.

‘The moment is now’: Michael Norman goes to 100m after winning 400m world title

Through Michael Norman‘s career as a 400m sprinter, from his pre-pandemic USC seasons through winning the world title last year, he stored what three acclaimed college coaches said while he was in high school.

Jordan Stolz heads into speed skating worlds with World Cup success

American Jordan Stolz is rolling into the world speed skating championships.

Alpine skiing-Mexican Prince Von Hohenlohe retires aged 64 after 20th worlds

Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg competed for his country of birth Mexico at a 20th World Championships on Friday aged 64, 41 years after his first in Austria.

Marco Odermatt explains why giant slalom gold was ‘easier’ than downhill at the Alpine World Ski Championships

Marco Odermatt has admitted his second gold medal of this year’s Alpine World Ski Championships was “easier” than winning the downhill. Odermatt was the big favourite to win Friday’s giant slalom but he had 0.48 seconds to find after the first run, which saw Marco Schwarz go fastest. Ad As the penultimate skier out of the start gate in run two, the Swiss skier went quickest by 0.32 seconds from Loic Meillard, before Schwarz could only slot into the bronze medal position.

Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ends career after 20 Alpine World Ski Championships

At the age of 64, Mexico’s Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe took part in his 20th Alpine World Ski Championships by competing in the men’s giant slalom Hohenlohe failed to finish the first run which turned out to be his last World Championships outing after his first in 1982. Ad He has raced in every World Championships since then apart from 2007 when he broke his leg. World Championships'Even more special!' — Odermatt relishing in his and Meillard's medals in giant slalom2 HOURS AGO “It would have been nice if I had finished,” Hohenlohe told Eurosport after his giant slalom DNF in Courchevel.

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Laurence St-Germain causes upset as Mikaela Shiffrin misses out on second World Championships gold in Meribel

Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain beats Mikaela Shiffrin to slalom gold at worlds

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin sets pace in world championships slalom

‘The moment is now’: Michael Norman goes to 100m after winning 400m world title

Jordan Stolz heads into speed skating worlds with World Cup success

Alpine skiing-Mexican Prince Von Hohenlohe retires aged 64 after 20th worlds

Marco Odermatt explains why giant slalom gold was ‘easier’ than downhill at the Alpine World Ski Championships

Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ends career after 20 Alpine World Ski Championships