CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mathieu Faivre and Marta Bassino won the first world championship titles in parallel skiing.
French skier Faivre edged Filip Zubcic of Croatia for gold in the men’s event.
Bassino beat Austrian skier Katharina Liensberger for gold in the women’s event. It was the first medal for host nation Italy.
The bronze medals went to Loic Meillard of Switzerland and Tessa Worley of France.
Worley defeated American skier Paula Moltzan in the small final.
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It was the event’s debut at the worlds.