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Alice Robinson reacts after completing an alpine skiing, the World Cup Giant Slalom, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
New Zealand teenager Alice Robinson believes she “has much more to give” after winning the final race of the World Cup in Monday’s giant slalom (NZT) in Switzerland.
An aggressive second run put the 19-year-old ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin to win a giant slalom that ended the Women’s World Cup ski season in Lenzerheide.
Robinson, who now has three World Cup victories, had been fourth fastest in the opening race, behind 2018 Olympic champion Shiffrin by 0.77 seconds.
Alice Robinson produces a second fast-paced race to win the giant slalom at the World Cup in Switzerland.
But he made it a 0.28 second win. Meta Hrovat was third, behind Robinson by 0.48.
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It was the New Zealander’s third giant slalom victory on the World Cup circuit.
Robinson made her world cup debut just two seasons ago in the final in Andorra, finishing second as a guest junior world champion.
She is also the first woman to win three World Cup races before her 20th birthday since Shiffrin, who racked up 13 victories as a teenager.
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Alice Robinson accelerates the course in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
“I was not at all happy with my first race,” Robinson said. “So I thought I had to go full throttle to give all my energy in the second race, as it was the last of the season where I gave all the energy and power that I had.
“That [run two] I didn’t feel that amazing, but in the past my fastest races have never felt better. I think when you go as fast as possible you feel crazy, it’s hard to control and that’s what it feels like. “
The New Zealand teen ski star has had a quick uphill run, although the last 12 months have been tough.
However, things are starting to peak: Last month, Robinson missed a historic medal at the Alpine World Championships in Italy.
The Queenstown skier finished fourth in the giant slalom event at Cortina, losing bronze by 0.64 seconds in her quest to become the first New Zealander to win an Alpine World Championship medal.
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Alice Robinson hugs American Mikaela Shiffrin, right, after her winning run.
Robinson said his three World Cup victories were “super exciting.”
“I feel like I have so much more to give, and I have a long way to go to consistently win on the tour and that’s my goal going forward, to bring this type of ski to every race. It is not an easy job, but it is something that I am working towards ”.
“This year has been tough, especially with Covid. I have been in Europe for nine months and I have not seen any family or been able to return home, it has been difficult, but I feel that I have learned a lot this year and I have learned to get up after some failures. so I’m quite proud of today. “
Shiffrin congratulated Robinson on a “good job” in the goal area. Shiffrin, who turned 26 last week, had also started winning world cup races as a teenager.
Marta Bassino, who has already secured the all-season giant slalom title, trailed 1.45 in seventh place.
A day after being crowned World Cup champion, Petra Vlhova ended her grueling season with an 11th place finish.
Additional reports from AP
