Sports Talk: What we learned from the Alpine Ski World Championships

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CGTN Sports Talk host Hu Zhicheng is joined by Austrian editor Sim Sim Wissgott to discuss the Alpine Ski World Championships, which concluded with a bang after two weeks of action-packed showdowns.

Norwegian Sebastian Foss-Solevaag produced a brilliant display to clinch a dramatic men's slalom gold, while Austria's Katharina Liensberger delivered a perfect run to secure her second medal at the expense of American legend Mikaela Shiffrin. What have we learned from this memorable tournament?

Sebastian Foss-Solevaag is the first Norwegian to win the world slalom title since Tom Stiansen in 1997, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 21, 2021. /CFP

Mikaela Shiffrin shows off her silver medal during the Alpine Ski World Championships Women's Giant Slalom, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 18, 2021. /CFP

Host: Hu Zhicheng

Guest: Sim Sim Wissgott

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei

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