Sara Hector Claims Giant Slalom Victory, Tops World Cup Standings

The Olympic champion's dominant performance in Kranjska Gora pushes her ahead of Federica Brignone in the discipline rankings and overall leaderboard.

• Sara Hector secured her second World Cup giant slalom win of the season in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, finishing 1.42 seconds ahead of Albania's Lara Colturi.
• The victory moved Hector, 32, to the top of both the giant slalom and overall World Cup standings with 407 points, surpassing Switzerland's Camille Rast by 24 points.
• Italian skier Federica Brignone, who led the giant slalom standings before the race, fell during her first run, ending her chances of extending her lead.
• New Zealand's Alice Robinson completed the podium in third place, while Austria's Julia Scheib posted the fastest second run but finished fourth overall.
• German skiers Lena Dürr and Emma Aicher struggled, finishing outside the top 20, with Dürr expressing optimism for the upcoming slalom event on Sunday.

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