Robinson wins giant slalom and Shiffrin 14th at Copper Mountain

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Alice Robinson of New Zealand secured a record-setting World Cup giant slalom victory at Copper Mountain on Saturday while Mikaela Shiffrin managed only the 14th best time.

Her fifth career win made Robinson the most successful women’s World Cup winner from a non-European or North American nation, according to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. She broke a tie with compatriot Claudia Riegler for that honor.

“It’s always really special for me to represent New Zealand, especially in a sport like ski racing that’s so dominated by North America and Europe," Robinson said. "So I’m really proud of that."

Robinson led after the first run and perfectly defended her advantage with an equal-best second run on the course set at an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,850 feet) in Colorado.

Julia Scheib of Austria was second and Louise Stjernesund of Norway completed the podium.

Robinson said she was not feeling confident entering the race after her eighth-place finish in Sölden at the season opener last month. Scheib won that race on home snow in Austria.

“I honestly felt pretty gutted about Sölden and I think in the past I’d always let prior poor performances affect my next performance," she said. "So I really wanted to prove it to myself today that, ‘OK, Sölden wasn’t great, but you can pick yourself up and ski. It doesn’t mean you aren’t going to ski well today.'”

Shiffrin was 2.08 seconds slower than Robinson.

Shiffrin will get another chance to add to her record 103 World Cup wins in front of fans of her home state. On Sunday, the American will seek to add to her 66 wins in slalom, the most by any skier in the World Cup’s 59-year history.

On Friday, Austria's Stefan Brennsteiner got his first win in men's giant slalom at age 34.

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Italy's Sofia Goggia competes during a World Cup women's giant slalom skiing race, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Copper Mountain. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund celebrates after her run during a World Cup women's giant slalom skiing race, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Copper Mountain. (AP Photo/John Locher)

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after her run during a World Cup women's giant slalom skiing race, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Copper Mountain. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

New Zealand's Alice Robinson celebrates after her run during a World Cup women's giant slalom skiing race, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Copper Mountain. (AP Photo/John Locher)

New Zealand's Alice Robinson competes during a World Cup women's giant slalom skiing race, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Copper Mountain. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Masyn Winn singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the slumping New York Mets on Wednesday.

Nolan Gorman hit a tying single in the sixth and reliever Gordon Graceffo (1-0) pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the top of the 11th.

St. Louis (4-2) took two of three games from the Mets, who went 1 for 29 with runners in scoring position during the series. New York (3-3) is batting .162 in those situations this year.

Juan Soto homered for the Mets in the sixth — right after Francisco Lindor got picked off first base by starter Matthew Liberatore.

With two outs and automatic runner JJ Wetherholt on third, Winn lofted a blooper to shallow right field that fell just in front of diving rookie Carson Benge. It was the first hit of the series for Winn, and his first career walk-off RBI. He is 4 for 25 (.160) this season.

Tobias Myers (0-1) worked 1 2/3 innings in a hard-luck loss.

Mets: LHP David Peterson (0-0) faces LHP Robbie Ray (0-1) in San Francisco on Thursday night.

Cardinals: Following an off day, RHP Michael McGreevy (0-0) starts Friday in Detroit against LHP Framber Valdez (0-0).

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New York Mets' pitcher Freddy Peralta throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)

New York Mets' Juan Soto hits a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)

St. Louis Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)

New York Mets' right fielder Carson Benge misses a fly ball during the eleventh inning of a baseball game which allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to win the game Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)

St. Louis Cardinal teammates surround Masyn Winn after he hit the game winning hit during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)