Anna Fenninger captures giant slalom title at worlds

Fri., Feb. 13, 2015

Anna Fenninger of Austria recovered from a near-wipeout late in her run to win the women’s giant slalom title at the world ski championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Thursday, while American Mikaela Shiffrin finished eighth. Fenninger posted an unofficial combined time of 2 minutes, 19.16 seconds to beat Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany by 1.40 seconds. Fenninger was cruising along when her ski tips almost crossed, lurching her forward. She regained her balanceand won her second race at worlds. “I made a big mistake, and I thought, ‘I can’t stay in the course,’ ” Fenninger said. “When I came into the finish line, I can’t believe I won. Amazing.” Fenninger also won the super-G. Slovenia’s Tina Maze wound up fifth, ending her quest to earn a medal in every event at 2015 worlds. – AP

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