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Worley wins giant slalom title; Brignone leads Italy sweep

World Cup women's giant slalom overall champion France's Tessa Worley blows a kiss to the crowd after a women's World Cup giant slalom ski race Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
World Cup women's giant slalom overall champion France's Tessa Worley blows a kiss to the crowd after a women's World Cup giant slalom ski race Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) World Cup women's giant slalom overall champion France's Tessa Worley blows a kiss to the crowd after a women's World Cup giant slalom ski race Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

By Associated Press 2 min read

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) – Tessa Worley waved her ski pole and pumped her fist.

Rarely has not winning felt this rewarding.

The Frenchwoman clinched the season-long giant slalom title Sunday with a conservative run on a day Federica Brignone led an Italian sweep at the World Cup Finals.

“I just went for it, kept it simple,” explained Worley, who finished fifth to edge American Mikaela Shiffrin by 85 points for her first crystal globe. “I’m really, really happy with the season. Now, I have it.”

Brignone glided through the course in a combined time of 1 minute, 58.01 seconds to beat teammate Sofia Goggia by 1.44 seconds. Marta Bassino took third. Moments after her finish, Brignone, the first-run leader, tried to ski over to her Italian teammates, but struggled to gain any traction in the soft snow.