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(CNN) -- Tina Weirather is one to watch at the Sochi Olympics.
Weirather won a maiden World Cup giant slalom in Val d'Isere on Sunday and also extended her lead in the overall standings.
She outclassed the field in the French resort, too, beating her closest rival by 0.73 seconds following a commanding first run.
A good showing in Russia in February would be especially sweet for the 24-year-old from Liechtenstein -- whose parents were World Cup racers -- since she missed the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver with a knee injury.
"It feels awesome for me to get a first win in the giant slalom," Weirather, fourth in Saturday's downhill and a Super-G winner last week in Switzerland, told reporters.
Weirather's mom, Hanni Wenzel, captured two gold medals at the 1980 Olympics and claimed 33 World Cup victories but never triumphed in Val d'Isere.