United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom in Semmering, Austria, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Shiffrin leads World Cup GS by slim margin after 1st run

By The Associated Press December 28, 2018 at 3:56am

SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin led a women’s World Cup giant slalom Friday after a tight opening run with only six hundredths of a second separating the top four racers.

The Olympic champion from the United States trailed then leader Stephanie Brunner by 0.15 at the final split time but used a strong finish to beat the Austrian’s time by 0.02.

Shiffrin can become the first skier, male or female, to win 15 World Cup races in a single calendar year. She currently shares the best mark of 14 with men’s overall champion Marcel Hirscher of Austria.

Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway was 0.03 behind in third, with Petra Vlhova of Slovakia another 0.03 further behind in fourth.

Former two-time overall champion Anna Veith of Austria had 0.12 to make up in the second run.

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