Alpine skiing-Shiffrin wins first giant slalom gold at world championships

Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Meribel, France - February 16, 2023 Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. poses with the United States flag after winning the Women's Giant Slalom REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

(Reuters) -American favourite Mikaela Shiffrin claimed victory in the giant slalom in Meribel, France on Thursday to take her career world championships gold medal haul to seven.

Shiffrin kept her focus despite a big slide in the closing stages of her run and she crossed the finishing line 0.12 seconds ahead of Italy's Federica Brignone, in a total time of two minutes 7.13 seconds. Ragnhild Mowinckel from Norway came in third.