Swiss skier Camille Rast has built a big lead and Mikaela Shiffrin was looming in third in the opening run of the women's slalom at the Alpine world championships.

Behrami, an Olympic and world champion from Switzerland, has raced at the World Alpine Skiing Championships for the last time. Gut-Behrami, 33, earned team combined silver on Tuesday at her ninth and final World Championships,

Italy's Federica Brignone put in a dominant display to win gold in the women's giant slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Thursday. Brignone, second in the super-G a week ago, led after the first run,