Alice Robinson Wins Women's World Cup Giant Slalom

Alice Robinson of New Zealand claimed victory in the women's World Cup giant slalom at Copper Mountain, Colorado, on Saturday, securing her fifth career win by a margin of 0.96 seconds. The 23-year-old skier from Queenstown led after the first run and tied for the fastest second run on the challenging high-altitude course, finishing with a combined time of 1 minute, 58.91 seconds.

Robinson started from bib five and posted the quickest first-run time of 59.03 seconds, edging out Sweden's Sara Hector by 0.29 seconds and Austria's Julia Scheib by 0.60 seconds. In the second run, she started slowly but accelerated through the middle and lower sections, maintaining her lead despite describing the effort as a recovery from an unsteady start. "It was definitely a day of two different runs," Robinson said. "The first one I felt in control and so smooth, the second felt out of control, like I was recovering the whole time. I was pretty shocked to finish first."

Scheib finished second with a total time 0.96 seconds behind Robinson, marking her fourth career World Cup podium and second consecutive in giant slalom this season. The 27-year-old Austrian noted the demanding conditions on the...