Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami claimed victory in the women's World Cup giant slalom in Soelden, making it her third win in 10 years. She trailed the Italian by 0.73 after the opening leg but made up three-quarters of a second with a strong second run. Gut-Behrami became the third skier to win in 13 different seasons, joining Renate Goetschl and Lindsey Vonn. Mikaela Shiffrin, who had the second-fastest time at the first split, finished in fourth place.
Gut-Behrami trailed the Italian by 0.73 after the opening leg but made up three-quarters of a second with a gutsy second run.
Gut-Behrami became the third skier to claim at least one women's World Cup win in 13 different seasons, after Austria's Renate Goetschl and American standout Lindsey Vonn accomplished that feat. While setting the record of 88 career World Cup wins, Shiffrin won seven giant slaloms last season including the last five.
After the first run, Ragnhild Mowinckel became the first skier to be disqualified under a new rule that forbids the use of the potentially harmful fluorinated wax in the pre-race preparation of skis. Brignone won the GS season title in 2019-20, when she also lifted the big crystal globe for the best skier overall.
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