By: Morgan Cathcart
It has been a long couple weeks for the racers in the world championships located in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Mikaela Shiffrin was the four time consecutive world champion in slalom from 2013-19. On Saturday, February 20, 2021, her reign came to end in Cortina. Austrian racer, Katharina Leinsberger, took over first place with an incredible run, beating Shiffrin by 1.30 seconds. This is the largest deficit in a slalom race since January 10, 2017.
Watch the attached video of Leinsberger’s winning run and comment what you think of this win! Come back for more news soon!
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