Supreme Mikaela Shiffrin on course for slalom hat-trick

ByAlex Chick

Updated 18/02/2017 at 10:10 GMT

Mikaela Shiffrin produced a masterful performance to lead the women's slalom after the first leg at the World Championships in St Moritz.

The 21-year-old is on course for her third slalom world title, taking a 0.38 second lead into the second leg later on Saturday morning.

Shiffrin dominant at slalom halfway point

Shiffrin was drawn first, and laid down a marker none of her rivals could match with a storming time of 47.80 seconds.

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Switzerland's Wendy Holdener is second and will be roared on by a home crowd, while the Slovakian pair of Veronika Velez Zuzulova and Petra Vlhova lie third and fourth.

Britain's lone competitor Alex Tilley lies 27th after the first leg.

Watch the second leg live on Eurosport Player from 12:00 UK time.

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