American was looking for first World Cup win on home soil
The Associated Press Posted: Nov 27, 2015 4:38 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 27, 2015 4:38 PM ET
Lara Gut of Switzerland has won a World Cup giant slalom after first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin crashed while well ahead and the finish line in sight.
Gut completed the course in a two-run combined time of two minutes, 2.51 seconds Friday, edging Austria's Eva-Maria Brem by 0.10 seconds. Federica Brignone of Italy took third.
Canada's Marie-Michele Gagnon finished in a tie for 16th, with a combined run time of 2:05.65.
Shiffrin, from the U.S., was just about to win her first World Cup race at home when she lost an edge and went down on the third gate with two left. She stared at the snow in disbelief.
It was a rough day for the U.S. elsewhere. Lindsey Vonn lost her left ski in the first run and slid into the netting. No American has won a World Cup race in Aspen since Tamara McKinney in 1981. There are two slalom races this weekend.
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