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Mikaela Shiffrin bags first giant slalom of season at Lienz for 92nd career win

Shiffrin beats Brignone by 0.38sec for first GS win of seasonAmerican is third in discipline rankings, 80 points off pace

Mikaela Shiffrin held on to a big first-run lead to win a women’s World Cup giant slalom amid tough course conditions on Thursday for the American’s record-extending 92nd career victory.

Shiffrin lost most of her advantage as she skied a rather conservative final run, posting only the 17th fastest time. But it was enough to beat Federica Brignone by 0.38 seconds, a result that sent the Italian to the top of the discipline standings.

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