Swiss skier Camille Rast has built a big lead and Mikaela Shiffrin was looming in third in the opening run of the women’s slalom at the Alpine world championships.

Camille Rast beat teammate Wendy Holdener as Switzerland took gold and silver in the women’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Swiss skier Camille Rast won the women’s slalom at the Alpine world championships on Saturday.

Camille Rast earned her first world title while Americans Paula Moltzan and Mikaela Shiffrin were fourth and fifth.

Swiss skier Camille Rast won the women's slalom at the Alpine world championships. Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth and missed out on what would have been the American's record-setting 16th career medal at worlds.