Queenstown skier wins Swiss giant slalom

Alice Robinson celebrates her winning run. Photo: Getty Images
Alice Robinson celebrates her winning run. Photo: Getty Images
Queenstown skier Alice Robinson has finished her 2021 season on a high, claiming first place at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup Finals in Switzerland.

A flawless second run won the title for the 19-year-old in Lenzerheide on Sunday.

"I felt like I was pushing as hard as I could, and I knew that this was my last opportunity of the season so I really wanted to make the most of it, so I am really happy”.

Flat light and a rough, steep course made for hard work for the women, but Robinson displayed a world class performance, exclaiming “that’s tough” as she crossed the finish line after her gutsy first run.

After run one she was sitting in fourth position, +0.77 seconds behind run one leader Mikaela Shiffrin from the United States.

Robinson executed a near flawless second run that was the fastest run two run of the day by over a second.
 

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