Overview

• 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.