CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'After going her entire career without a major championship title, Lara Gut-Behrami added a second gold medal to her burgeoning collection from this year's skiing world championships.
Mikaela Shiffrin, meanwhile, earned a silver medal to give her one of each color — and with her best event still to come. Gut-Behrami edged Shiffrin for gold in the giant slalom on Thursday, making up a deficit on the first-run leader with a blistering final leg to beat the American by two-hundredths of a second.
After Shiffrin had completed her run, Gut-Behrami hugged the American and stormed through the finish area to celebrate with her coaches. “GS has always been so important for me in my entire career,” the Swiss skier said.