FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Slalom - Zagreb, Croatia - January 4, 2022 Sweden's Sara Hector in action during her first run REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
(Reuters) -Swede Sara Hector emerged as the leader of the women's giant slalom after the event's first run in Slovenia's Kranjska Gora on Saturday following poor runs by overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin and last season's champion Petra Vlhova.
American Shiffrin and Slovakia's Vlhova struggled on the tough upper half of the course and Hector took advantage to jump into pole position as she raced down in 1:07.23 minutes, with second-placed Tessa Worley of France 0.08 seconds off the pace.
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