Špindlerův Mlýn Women’s Slalom Start List | Final Race Before the Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin / Špindlerův Mlýn / GEPA picture

The Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup returns to Špindlerův Mlýn on Sunday with the eighth women’s slalom of the 2025–26 season, a pivotal race that closes the final technical stop before the Olympic Games.

This start-list preview includes the official Run 1 start list, key standings context, and how and when to watch information for fans following the women’s slalom season as it reaches a decisive phase.

Seven slaloms have already been completed this winter, with three remaining on the World Cup calendar, making Špindlerův Mlýn the last women’s slalom before the Olympics and a critical moment for confidence, seeding, and momentum.

A Historic Venue for Mikaela Shiffrin

Špindlerův Mlýn holds unique significance in the career of Mikaela Shiffrin. The Czech venue is where she launched her World Cup journey, making her debut on March 11, 2011, and following it a day later with her first World Cup slalom start on March 12, 2011.

More than a decade later, Shiffrin returns as the most successful World Cup skier of all time — and as a proven winner on this hill. She has captured the Špindlerův Mlýn slalom twice, in 2019 and 2023, and arrives again as the clear favorite.

Women’s World Cup Slalom — Podium Table (2025–26)

Shiffrin’s Control of the Discipline

The season data underscores Shiffrin’s dominance. Through seven races, only two athletes have won, and Shiffrin has consistently set the standard with her execution, pace, and adaptability.

She enters Špindlerův Mlýn as the favorite once again, but the season has also shown that when one of the other top contenders delivers two exceptional runs — and when Shiffrin faces unusual challenges — the margins can tighten quickly.

Women’s World Cup Slalom — Point Deficit to Leader (after Flachau)

• 1st — 🇺🇸 USA | Mikaela Shiffrin (1995) — 680 pts (Leader) | Atomic, Oakley
• 2nd — 🇨🇭 SUI | Camille Rast (1999) — 412 pts (–268) | HEAD
• 3rd — 🇨🇭 SUI | Wendy Holdener (1993) — 313 pts (–367) | HEAD
• 4th — 🇦🇱 ALB | Lara Colturi (2006) — 312 pts (–368)
• 5th — 🇺🇸 USA | Paula Moltzan (1994) — 302 pts (–378)

The numbers show both separation at the top and a tightly packed chase group fighting for position behind Shiffrin.

Women’s World Cup Slalom — WCSL Top 7

• Bib 1 — 🇺🇸 USA | Mikaela Shiffrin (1995) — WCSL 1st | Atomic, Oakley
• Bib 2 — 🇩🇪 GER | Lena Dürr (1991) — WCSL 7th | HEAD
• Bib 3 — 🇦🇱 ALB | Lara Colturi (2006) — WCSL 5th
• Bib 4 — 🇺🇸 USA | Paula Moltzan (1994) — WCSL 4th
• Bib 5 — 🇨🇭 SUI | Camille Rast (1999) — WCSL 2nd | HEAD
• Bib 6 — 🇦🇹 AUT | Katharina Truppe (1996) — WCSL 6th | Völkl
• Bib 7 — 🇨🇭 SUI | Wendy Holdener (1993) — WCSL 3rd | HEAD

USA Women — World Cup Slalom

(ordered by Run 1 start number)

• Bib 1 — 🇺🇸 USA | Mikaela Shiffrin (1995) — WC rank 1st | Atomic, Oakley
• Bib 4 — 🇺🇸 USA | Paula Moltzan (1994) — WC rank 5th
• Bib 28 — 🇺🇸 USA | Nina O’Brien (1997) — WC rank 30th
• Bib 30 — 🇺🇸 USA | A. J. Hurt (2000) — WC rank 36th | HEAD
• Bib 34 — 🇺🇸 USA | Katie Hensien (1996) | SHRED
• Bib 35 — 🇺🇸 USA | Elisabeth Bocock (2005) — WC rank 57th
• Bib 42 — 🇺🇸 USA | Liv Moritz (2004)

Canada — World Cup Slalom

• Bib 33 — 🇨🇦 CAN | Amelia Smart (1998) — WC rank 39th | Atomic
• Bib 38 — 🇨🇦 CAN | Sarah Bennett (2004)
• Bib 47 — 🇨🇦 CAN | Kiki Alexander (2001) | Oakley
• Bib 56 — 🇨🇦 CAN | Justine Lamontagne (2002)

Canada’s lineup is missing two key athletes, with Laurence St-Germain, the 2023 World Champion, and Ali Nullmeyer, who qualified for the World Cup Finals last season, both sidelined by injury.

Roberto LORENZI (ITA) will set the first run, followed by Robert BERGER (AUT) on the second.

Women’s Slalom — Start Times and How to Watch

Sunday’s slalom takes place on January 25th. Run one begins at 3:30 a.m. ET / 12:30 a.m. PT, with run two at 6:15 a.m. ET / 3:15 a.m. PT. Fans in Great Britain can watch the first run at 8:30 and the second at 11:15.

• 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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