Asa Ando placed 10th in Saturday's women's slalom at the alpine world ski championships, the best finish by a Japanese in the event at either the worlds or the Olympics.The 24-year-old was eighth after a 50.45-second first run at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. A 52.47-second final run left her in 10th place with a combined time of 1:42.92."I'm overjoyed and shocked," said Ando, who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics. "I was careful not to time my turns too early. I could run relatively calm for the first one, the second I can't recall."The previous best by a Japanese woman was Emiko Okazaki's …READ FULL ARTICLE
