Alpine skiing-Shiffrin leads giant slalom after qualifications
FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Meribel, France - February 16, 2023 Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. in action during the first run REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
American favourite Mikaela Shiffrin was quickest in the qualification run of the giant slalom at the Alpine ski world championships in Meribel, France on Thursday.
Shiffrin was 0.12 seconds quicker down the slopes than France's Tessa Worley, with Federica Brignone coming in 0.31 seconds after Shiffrin.
World champion Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland came in fourth.
Source: Reuters
