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Sports Briefing | Winter Sports: Alexis Pinturault Wins World Cup Slalom

Alexis Pinturault dominated the men’s World Cup giant slalom in Hinterstoder, Austria, becoming the first skier from France since Jean Noel Auger in 1969 to win two straight races in the discipline.

Pinturault finished 0.79 of a second ahead of Marcel Hirscher of Austria for his 13th career win and fourth in the giant slalom. Pinturault also won in Yuzawa Naeba, Japan, two weeks ago.

u25a0 The Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries of Canada clinched the women’s bobsled World Cup title by finishing second to Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States in the final race of the season in Königssee, Germany.