Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine World Ski Championships - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 19, 2021 France's Mathieu Faivre celebrates winning gold in the men's giant slalom REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - Mathieu Faivre became the first Frenchman for more than 50 years to win giant slalom gold at the Alpine skiing world championships as team mate Alexis Pinturault skied out in his second run on Friday.
Pinturault had looked poised for gold after he set a searing pace in the first leg, going 0.40 seconds quicker than his nearest rival Luca De Aliprandini of Italy.
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