Saturday, March 16th, Saalbach Austria, Stifel US Ski Team's shining star Mikaela Shiffrin overcame a first-run deficit to earn her seventh World Cup slalom victory of the season.
Saturday, March 16th, Saalbach Austria, the only woman not named Mikaela Shiffrin or Petra Vlhová to win a World Cup slalom this season; Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson has the first-run lead. Skiing with bib 2 in warm salted snow, the Soldeu slalom winner has put herself in the driver's seat for her career fourth victory.
On March 10th Åre, Sweden hosted the final regular season slalom of the 2024 season. It would witness the injury return of Stifel US Ski Team's Mikaela Shiffrin. Even if Germany's Lena Dürr could find a way to win, Shiffrin would only need 13 points to clinch the season's slalom title. However, In her first race back since January 26th, Shiffrin did much more. The first run leader ended the day with her career 96th victory, her 59th in slalom. On the hill, she won her first World Cup and clinched the 2024 slalom title, her eighth.
On March 10th, after the first run of slalom in Åre, Sweden, the returning Mikaela Shiffrin leads the field of women's World Cup skiers. After she fell, racing downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, ski fans missed her excellence, but she delivered above their expectations in today's morning run.
Despite her progress in rehabilitation, Shiffrin announced her decision not to compete in Andorra due to her knee injury. She reassured fans that while her recovery is progressing positively, patience remains crucial for her return to competitive skiing.
Preview: The women will take on the second day of the World Cup downhill in Cortina. The first day was filled with excitement, what will tomorrow bring?
Mikaela Shiffrin, the champion 28-year-old American skiing sensation, faced a significant setback today in Cortina d'Ampezzo during the World Cup downhill race. As she catapulted off the course out of balance the crash unfolded.
Who is racing in Levi, when, and how to watch the women's second World Cup Slalom of the new season
Petra Vlhová of Slovakia trusted the ski through the challenging conditions, confidently pushing her way into the first-place position. Brignone in 2nd and Lara Gut-Behrami 3rd going into second run.
The women will compete tomorrow in the second day of super-G this season. During the first day, in St. Moritz Sofia Goggia achieved gold. Will she do it again?
This weekend, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the women are clicking into their speed skis for two super-G races and one downhill. After her stellar win last year on the Corviglia super-G track, Mikaela Shiffrin will go all out to achieve gold again.
American locks down fourth career slalom title with one race remaining.
Slovenian takes second World Cup win in as many days in weather-plagued race.
Paulo Deflorian promoted to head men's combi coach.
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