COPPER MOUNTAIN, United States, Nov 29 : New Zealand's Alice Robinson claimed her fifth World Cup victory with a commanding performance in the women's giant slalom at Copper Mountain on Saturday.

The 23-year-old, who led after the first run, held her nerve in the second run to secure her 18th World Cup podium in front of a noisy American crowd.

Austria's Julia Scheib finished second, 0.96 seconds behind Robinson, narrowly missing out on a second World Cup win. Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund completed the podium in third place.

"It was definitely a day of two different runs. The first one I felt in control and so smooth, the second felt out of control, like I was recovering the whole time. I was pretty shocked to finish first," Robinson said.

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