It is the first gold medal for a Canadian skier in women\u0027s slalom since Anne Heggtveit at the 1960 Olympic Games
In the final standings, St-Germain clocked a cumulative time of one minute 43.15 seconds, or 57 hundredths of a second ahead of Shiffrin. Germany’s Lena Duerr won the bronze medal after finishing 69 hundredths of a second behind the Quebecer.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The performance then allowed her to rise to first place in the provisional classification and also assured her of her very first podium at a major international competition, because there were only two skiers left who could threaten her time. There remained only Shiffrin who, in the eyes of many observers, was the great favourite of the event. She had won the giant slalom of these World Championships two days earlier.
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