Austria's Anna Fenninger reacts as she finishes first place in the the women's giant slalom competition at the alpine skiing world championships, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo.Marco Trovati/The Associated Press
Anna Fenninger of Austria recovered from a near-wipeout late in her run to win the women's giant slalom title at the world championships Thursday, while American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin finished eighth.
Leading after the opening run, Fenninger posted an unofficial combined time of 2 minutes, 19.16 seconds to beat Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany by 1.40 seconds. Sweden's Jessica Lindell-Vikarby was third.
Fenninger was cruising along when her ski tips almost crossed, lurching her forward. She regained her balance, stayed on course and won her second race at worlds. Fenninger also captured the super-G in the opening event.
Slovenia's Tina Maze was fifth, ending her quest to earn a medal in every event at Beaver Creek worlds. She has three medals, with the women's slalom Saturday.
After a shaky opening run, Lindsey Vonn had a fast second pass in her final event in front of a hometown crowd. She was 14th.