Canada’s St-Germain Stuns Shiffrin to Take Slalom Gold

Gold medalist Laurence St. Germain of Canada celebrates with her medal on the podium during the ceremony for the Women's Slalom at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Championships in Meribel, France, on Feb. 18, 2023. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

MERIBEL, France—Canada’s Laurence St-Germain claimed a shock victory in the world championships slalom as she beat favorite Mikaela Shiffrin to the gold medal on Saturday.

The 28-year-old had never got close to winning a major race before but chose the perfect time to change that with a sensational second run to eclipse slalom great Shiffrin.