Alice Robinson celebrates her winning run. Photo: Getty ImagesQueenstown skier Alice Robinson has finished her 2021 season on a high, claiming first place at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup Finals overnight in Switzerland. Flat light and a rough, steep course made for hard work for the women, but Robinson displayed a world class performance, exclaiming “that’s tough” as she crossed the finish line after her gutsy first run. After run one she was sitting in fourth position, +0.77 seconds behind run one leader Mikaela Shiffrin from the United States. Robinson executed a near flawless second run that was the fastest run two run of the day by over a second.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2021 22:30 UTC