MERIBEL, France :Canada's Laurence St-Germain claimed a shock victory in the world championships slalom as she beat favourite Mikaela Shiffrin to the gold medal on Saturday.The 28-year-old had never got close to winning a major race before but chose the perfect time to change that with a sensational second ru
MERIBEL, France :Canada's Laurence St-Germain claimed a shock victory in the world championships slalom as she beat favourite Mikaela Shiffrin to the gold medal on Saturday.
Shiffrin led by 0.19 seconds from Swiss Wendy Holdener going into the medal run but a couple of errors through the early gates lost her time and she finished 0.57 seconds off the combined time set by the charging Canadian. "It's weird I was not expecting this," a joyous St-Germain, who was third after the first run, 0.61 seconds down on Shiffrin, told Eurosport in the finish area.
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