France's Tessa Worley lands giant slalom World Cup title after dramatic finale in Courchevel

Tessa Worley won her second giant slalom World Cup title after a thrilling final day of the season in Courchevel. In a nail-biting climax to the six-month long, 37-race campaign, Worley — who finished fifth — had to wait until the very last run for her fate to be determined.

Ad/> But with American Mikaela Shiffrin only able to finish seventh overall despite her strong first run, the Frenchwoman's victory was confirmed in front of a rapturous home crowd. Alpine SkiingShiffrin wins fourth overall World Cup title to recover from Beijing nightmare17/03/2022 AT 10:54 Shiffrin — despite a curiously poor second run — had the considerable consolation of taking home the overall World Cup title, which had been confirmed on Thursday following the super-G, and was the fourth of her career.

Shiffrin's next target will surely be Austrian Annemarie Moser-Proll's six titles, the only woman who has ever won more than Shiffrin's four. /> The winner on the day in the French sunshine was Federica Brignone.

Marta Bassino made it an Italian one-two by finishing as runner-up ahead of third-placed Slovakian Petra Vlahova. Worley's first giant slalom World Cup crown had come back in 2017.