15/02/2009

Highlights of the women's giant slalom at the World Championships from Val d'Isere in France.

Austrian Nicole Hosp will be defending her title - despite suffering torn knee ligaments last month. She'll be pushed all the way by her compatriot Kathrin Zettel, the current World Cup leader in this discpline, who's had three giant slalom wins so far this season.

Britain's Chemmy Alcott had a career best 10th in the first giant slalom event of the year then missed the next three months with ankle injury, but she's back and could be hitting form just at the right time.