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The FIS Ski World Cup heads to Åre, Sweden, for the ninth women’s slalom of the 2025–26 season, the final women’s race before the World Cup Finals.
In this article, you will find how and when to watch, the full Åre women’s slalom start list, field analysis, season standings, and key contenders, including the athletes most likely to challenge for the podium.
Mikaela Shiffrin arrives in Åre after one of the most dominant slalom seasons in recent memory and will lead a field of 70 competitors from 22 nations.
Women’s World Cup Slalom Podium Table 2025–26
| Venue | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levi | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇦🇱 Lara Colturi (ALB) | 🇩🇪 Emma Aicher (GER) |
| Gurgl | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇦🇱 Lara Colturi (ALB) | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) |
| Copper Mountain | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇩🇪 Lena Dürr (GER) | 🇦🇱 Lara Colturi (ALB) |
| Courchevel | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🇩🇪 Emma Aicher (GER) |
| Semmering | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🇦🇱 Lara Colturi (ALB) |
| Kranjska Gora | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇨🇭 Wendy Holdener (SUI) |
| Flachau | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA) | 🇦🇹 Katharina Truppe (AUT) |
| Špindlerův Mlýn | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🇩🇪 Emma Aicher (GER) |
| Olympic Cortina | 🥇 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) | 🥈 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🥉 🇸🇪 Anna Swenn-Larsson (SWE) |
Shiffrin has won seven of the eight World Cup slaloms this season and also captured the Olympic slalom title, leaving only one World Cup victory to another skier.
Across the eight World Cup races there have been 10 podium athletes representing six countries, but the win column shows a clear story — this has been the most dominant discipline performance of the 2026 World Cup season.
Top 5 – Women’s World Cup Slalom Standings
1st 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, 1995, Atomic) — 977 pts
2nd 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI, 1999, Head) — −297
3rd 🇨🇭 Wendy Holdener (SUI, 1993, Head) — −469
4th 🇦🇹 Katharina Truppe (AUT, 1996, Völkl) — −542
5th 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA, 1994) — −586
Shiffrin has already secured the slalom crystal globe. Even if she skipped the final two races and Camille Rast won both, Shiffrin would still win the title comfortably, highlighting the scale of her season.
Another notable storyline is 19-year-old Lara Colturi of Albania, who sits just outside the top five and continues to establish herself among the discipline’s elite.
Top 7 – Women’s World Cup Slalom Start List (WCSL)
These skiers form the elite first seed, starting with bibs 1–7.
Top 7 – Women’s World Cup Slalom Start List (WCSL)
- Bib 1 🇦🇹 Katharina Truppe (AUT, 1996, Völkl) — WCSL SL Rank 4
- Bib 2 🇦🇱 Lara Colturi (ALB, 2006) — WCSL SL Rank 6
- Bib 3 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, 1995, Atomic) — WCSL SL Rank 1
- Bib 4 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI, 1999, Head) — WCSL SL Rank 2
- Bib 5 🇸🇪 Anna Swenn-Larsson (SWE, 1991, Head) — WCSL SL Rank 7
- Bib 6 🇨🇭 Wendy Holdener (SUI, 1993, Head) — WCSL SL Rank 3
- Bib 7 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA, 1994) — WCSL SL Rank 5
Because they are the best and they start on the cleanest surface and best course conditions, the winner and most podium finishers almost always come from this group.
🇺🇸 Stifel U.S. Ski Team — Women’s Slalom
- Bib 3 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, 1995, Atomic) — Ski & Snowboard Club Vail / Burke Mountain Academy — World Cup SL Rank 1
- Bib 7 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA, 1994) — Ski & Snowboard Club Vail / Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy, University of Vermont (2x All-American) — World Cup SL Rank 5
- Bib 30 🇺🇸 Nina O’Brien (USA, 1997) — Burke Mountain Academy — World Cup SL Rank 30
- Bib 33 🇺🇸 A.J. Hurt (USA, 2000, Head) — World Cup SL Rank 38
- Bib 38 🇺🇸 Katie Hensien (USA, 1999, SHRED) — Rowmark Ski Academy — University of Denver (All-American)
- Bib 42 🇺🇸 Elizabeth Bocock (USA, 2005) — Rowmark Ski Academy — World Cup SL Rank 61
- Bib 49 🇺🇸 Liv Moritz (USA, 2006) — Ski & Snowboard Club Vail — World Cup SL Rank 38
USA outlook:
Mikaela Shiffrin and Paula Moltzan have already qualified for the World Cup Finals slalom. The remaining Americans would need a best career SL result in Åre to move into the top 25 and qualify.
🇨🇦 Alpine Canada — Women’s Slalom
- Bib 17 🇨🇦 Laurence St-Germain (CAN, 1994) — University of Vermont (3x All-American) — World Cup SL Rank 19
- Bib 32 🇨🇦 Ali Nullmeyer (CAN, 1998, Atomic) — Green Mountain Valley School / Middlebury College (All-American) — World Cup SL Rank 46
- Bib 34 🇨🇦 Amelia Smart (CAN, 1998, Atomic) — University of Denver (5× All-American) — World Cup SL Rank 41
- Bib 47 🇨🇦 Sarah Bennett (CAN, 2001)
- Bib 57 🇨🇦 Kiki Alexander (CAN, 2001)
Canada outlook:
Laurence St-Germain has already qualified for the World Cup Finals slalom. The other Canadians would need a podium result in Åre to move into the top 25 and earn an invitation to the Finals.
Markus Lenz (GER) will set the first run, followed by Christian Brill (SUI) on the second.
Women’s Slalom — Start Times and How to Watch
Sunday’s slalom takes place on January 25th. Run one begins at 4:30 a.m. EDT / 1:30 a.m. PDT, with run two at 7:30 a.m. EDT / 4:30 a.m. PDT. Fans in Great Britain can watch the first run at 8:30 and the second at 11:30.
- United States: Live and replay coverage on Ski and Snowboard Live
- Canada: Stream on CBC Sports
- Great Britain: Both races air live on Discovery+
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