Anna Fenninger dominates to take world championship gold

BySportsbeat

Updated 13/02/2015 at 10:11 GMT

Anna Fenninger kept her composure and skied to an impressive World Championship gold in the giant slalom in Beaver Creek, USA.

Anna Fenninger (AFP)

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The Austrian eventually claimed victory by 1.4 seconds ahead of Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg, Sweden's Jessica Lindell-Vikarby coming third for bronze.

Fenninger was dominant from the off and posted a first-run time of 1:08.98 - the only athlete to go below 1:09.00 over the course of the whole day.

It looked like it could be an Austrian top-two on the podium with Michaela Kirchgasser second after run one and Lindell-Vikarby third - Rebensburg meanwhile back in ninth.

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The German however came storming back and was quickest on run two, clocking 1:09.88 for a combined time of 2:20.56.

Fenninger meanwhile was second-quickest on the second run with a time of 1:10.18 enough for overall victory.

Next up will be the men and pre-qualification saw Klemen Kosi quickest down with a total time of 1:56.66, Great Britain's Jack Gower second and Martin Vrablik third.

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