Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Kranjska Gora, Slovenia - 06/01/18 - Winner Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. celebrates on the podium. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (Reuters) - Overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin continued her remarkable run by winning the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on Saturday, her eighth win of the season.
Despite battling a virus and with rain falling on the course, the 22-year-old American completed the two runs in an aggregate time of one minute 47.40 seconds, 0.31 seconds ahead of her nearest rival Tessa Worley of France. Italian Sofia Goggia was third.
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