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Camille Rast Stops Shiffrin’s Slalom Streak With Kranjska Gora Win

She wore a black armband to honor victims of the Crans-Montana fire that killed about 40 people.

Overview

  • Rast edged Mikaela Shiffrin by 0.14 seconds in Sunday’s slalom, with Wendy Holdener third by more than 1.5 seconds.
  • Shiffrin’s run of five straight slalom victories earlier this winter ended with the result in Slovenia.
  • On Saturday, Rast captured her first World Cup giant slalom win at Kranjska Gora.
  • Rast dedicated her weekend results to the victims and families of the New Year’s Eve disaster in Crans-Montana and said she hoped to bring them a small smile.
  • Swiss athletes wore mourning armbands, and reports put the fire’s toll at about 40 dead and more than 100 injured; Rast grew up near the town in Valais.