BREAKING: Ford Breaks Through With Win in Beaver Creek Giant Slalom
American Tommy Ford won his career first Wold Cup on Sunday in front of a home crowd in Beaver Creek, Colorado, taking the giant slalom by a whopping 0.80 seconds. Snow and fog proved to be a challenge for the entirety of the race but the Oregon native managed to adapt and charge his way to victory.
Ford finished nearly a full second ahead of a pair of Norwegians with Henrik Kristoffersen and Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen in second and third place, 0.80 and 1.23 seconds back, respectively.
Ford was followed by Ted Ligety in 11th and Ryan Cochran-Siegle in 23rd to round out the American finishers.
Trevor Philp led the Canadians in a strong seventh place.
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Top 10
- Tommy Ford (USA) – 2:31.25
- Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) – +0.80
- Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen (NOR) – +1.23
- Zan Kranjec (SLO) – +1.75
- Victor Muffat-Jeandet (FRA) – +1.78
- Mathieu Faivre (FR) – +2.06
- Trevor Philp (CAN) – +2.09
- Filip Zubcic (CRO) – +2.10
- Gino Caviezel (SUI) – +2.31
- Justin Murisier (SUI) – +2.39
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