Swiss racer Loic Meillard held on to his first-run lead and cruised to a giant slalom win on a sun-splashed course Wednesday at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Italian ski racer Federica Brignone wrapped up the season-long giant slalom title on Tuesday at the World Cup finals in a race won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.

Mikaela Shiffrin started the World Cup slalom season with a win. She closed it out the exact same way.In between, a serious crash in the giant slalom, a difficult recovery, struggles with confidence,