Alice Robinson Wins GS, Leads Sunday at Mont-Tremblant

Mont-Tremblant, Quebec—New Zealand's Alice Robinson extended her dominant form at the women's World Cup giant slalom over the weekend, securing victory in Saturday's race and leading after the first run of Sunday's event at the resort northwest of Montreal.

Robinson, 24, from Queenstown, finished Saturday's race in 2 minutes, 16.18 seconds after taking the lead in the opening run by 0.33 seconds. She held off challengers in the second run despite challenging conditions of steady snowfall and flat light that disrupted several top skiers. Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic placed second, 0.94 seconds behind, while Canada's Valerie Grenier earned third, 1.00 second back, delighting the home crowd. Switzerland's Camille Rast finished fourth in 2:17.39, followed by France's Clara Direz in 2:17.69. American Mikaela Shiffrin, who led after three sectors of the first run, ended sixth in 2:17.83 after a slower second leg.

The weather played a significant role, with snow falling throughout the first run and causing errors among favorites. Austria's Julia Scheib, the season's first giant slalom winner and points leader entering the day, did not finish her opening run, as did Sweden's Sara Hector, the...