U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin third in giant slalom

KUEHTAI, Austria (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector upset all pre-race favorites to win a women's World Cup giant slalom Sunday for her first career victory.

Hector finished in 2 minutes, 17.61 seconds to beat Anna Fenninger of Austria by 0.09 seconds.

American teen Mikaela Shiffrin, who led after the opening run, came 0.18 behind in third.

Tina Maze of Slovenia was 0.68 behind in seventh and remained in the lead of the overall standings.

Hector's win came just over two weeks after she earned her first career World Cup podium, coming second in a GS in Are, Sweden.

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