Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine World Ski Championships - Women's Slalom - Are, Sweden - February 16, 2019 - Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. celebrates. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin became the first Alpine skier to win the same event at four successive world championships with a thrilling victory in the slalom on Saturday.
Shiffrin, 23, was only third after the first run but produced an electrifying second leg to claim victory by 0.58 seconds from Swede Anna Swenn Larsson.
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