MERIBEL, France — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took the lead together with her first run of the large slalom on the world championships Thursday.

Shiffrin was the third starter and beat the time of then-leader Tessy Worley of France by 0.12 seconds.

Defending champion Lara Intestine-Behrami of Switzerland had greater than six-tenths to make up within the second run.

Shiffrin was the 2018 Olympic champion and received 5 of the final six large slaloms on the World Cup circuit.

The race takes place sooner or later after Shiffrin had an surprising cut up together with her longtime coach. Mike Day left the staff through the center of the world championships after Shiffrin knowledgeable him that she deliberate to take a brand new route together with her workers on the finish of the season.

Shiffrin didn’t end her opening occasion on the worlds final week when she straddled a gate within the slalom portion of the mixed. She received silver within the super-G two days later.

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