KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Slovakia"s Petra Vlhova edged into a first-run lead ahead of teenage star Alice Robinson in Saturday"s World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora. The 24-year-old, bidding for her fifth win of the campaign, posted a time of 57.46 seconds to lead New Zealander Robinson by 24 hundredths of a second in Slovenia. Vlhova currently sits third in the overall World Cup standings, 334 points behind leader Mikaela Shiffrin, who is taking a break from the circuit following the death of her father earlier this month. Robinson, 18, is looking for her second World Cup victory, having stunned three-time overall champion Shiffrin in the season-opening giant slalom at Soelden last October. Home favorite Meta Hrovat sat third at the halfway stage, 0.77sec behind Vlhova. — AFP