U.S. women miss podium in giant slalom
By Rob Hodgetts, BBC Sport
Slovenia’s Tina Maze won her second Sochi Olympic title with a victory in the women’s giant slalom.
Maze, 30, who shared downhill gold with Dominique Gisin earlier in the program, led by 0.52 seconds after the first run.
She was as solid in the second run, winning by 0.07 seconds in 2:36.87.
Super-G champion Anna Fenninger of Austria claimed her second medal with silver, while German defending champion Viktoria Rebensburg won bronze.
Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley, who won bronze in the combined event, crashed out on the first run, while Germany’s double Sochi medalist Maria Hoefl-Riesch pulled out ahead of racing with a sore throat.
Mikaela Shiffrin of Vail-Eagle placed fifth in her Olympic debut.
