Austrian Katharina Liensberger handed Mikaela Shiffrin her first defeat in a world championships slalom, notching the first top-level, outright win of her career in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday.
Liensberger, a 23-year-old who formerly had professional harpist aspirations, prevailed by one second over Slovakian Petra Vlhova combining times from two runs.
Shiffrin, who won a record four consecutive world championships slaloms from 2013-19, improved from fourth after the first run to take bronze.
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Shiffrin finished the world championships with four medals, including combined gold, the most medals for any skier at a single worlds since Swede Anja Pärson in 2007.