Alpine skiing-Canada's Crawford wins super-G gold by slimmest of margins

Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Super G - Courchevel, France - February 9, 2023 Canada's James Crawford reacts after his run REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

COURCHEVEL, France (Reuters) -Canada's James Crawford won the men's super-G by the slimmest of margins in a stunning upset at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday.

Starting 10th down Courchevel's gleaming L'Eclipse piste, Crawford grabbed the gold by finishing just 0.01 faster than Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and in a time of one minute 07.22 seconds.