Adding drama, Fenninger prevails in GS

12th February, 2015 by

By Chris Freud

BEAVER CREEK — And for the slightest instant, most of Austria had a heart attack.Starting with a 1.7-second lead, Anna Fenninger seemed only to need to get down in one piece for gold in Thursday’s giant slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. As is her want, she skied aggressively, building her lead before nearly falling on Harrier, the second-to-last steep of the course before rebounding to secure Austria’s fifth gold medal of the Championships.And everyone in the Alpine Republic recovered and resumed normal cardiac and pulmonary functions.Fenninger captured her third medal of Worlds, having already earned gold in …

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