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Further positive COVID-19 cases have hit the International Ski Federation Women's Alpine Ski World Cup circuit with Austria's Katharina Liensberger and New Zealand's Alice Robinson joining Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami in having tested positive for the virus.
Swedish skier Sara Hector held on to her first-run lead and beat Mikaela Shiffrin on Wednesday in a women's World Cup giant slalom. It was Hector's second career victory and first in nearly seven years.
Courchevel has been kind to Mikaela Shiffrin.
Swedish skier Sara Hector held on to her first-run lead and beat Mikaela Shiffrin on Wednesday in a women’s World Cup giant slalom at Courchevel
A stunning display from Sara Hector gave the Swede a first Alpine Ski World Cup victory for seven years and meant Mikaela Shiffrin had to settle for second place in Courchevel.