MERIBEL, France — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin failed to complete the slalom portion of the ladies’s mixed occasion Monday on the opening day of the world championships.

Shiffrin straddled the third final gate whereas showing to be near beating first-run chief Federica Brignone.

The American was trailing Brignone by 0.96 seconds after the super-G portion however had made up 0.88 of that distinction earlier than snowboarding out.

Shiffrin reacted with obvious open-mouthed astonishment earlier than bending over her ski poles. She then went over to Brignone and embraced the Italian skier.

The mixed occasion provides the outcomes of a super-G run and a slalom run.

Shiffrin was competing in her first main occasion since failing to win a medal in six begins ultimately yr’s Beijing Olympics.

Her subsequent race on the worlds is the super-G on Wednesday.

Shiffrin was the defending champion within the mixed occasion. She has gained six world titles and 11 total medals in whole from 13 earlier begins at world championships.

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