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How and when to watch. In this article you will find the full Women’s World Cup Finals giant slalom start list, field analysis, season standings, and key contenders most likely to challenge for the podium.
The final race of the 2025–26 FIS Alpine World Cup season is here. The women’s giant slalom in Hafjell will decide the Overall World Cup title, with Mikaela Shiffrin and Emma Aicher separated by just 85 points heading into the last start of the season.
With everything on the line, execution — not potential — will determine the outcome.
What’s at stake: Overall title on the line
Top 5 – Women’s Overall World Cup Standings (2025–26)
1st 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, 1995, Atomic) — 1,386 pts
2nd 🇩🇪 Emma Aicher (GER, 2003, Head) — −85
3rd 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI, 1999, Head) — −377
4th 🇮🇹 Sofia Goggia (ITA, 1992, Atomic) — −404
5th 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA, 1994) — −602
The math is simple.
Aicher must win. Even then, she needs Shiffrin to finish outside the top 15 or not finish. If Aicher wins and Shiffrin takes 15th, Shiffrin still secures the title by a single point.
Barring a major mistake, Shiffrin is on track to claim her sixth career Overall World Cup title.
Shiffrin acknowledged the stakes but emphasized how unpredictable the final race can be.
“I think it’s an amazing reminder that anything can happen,” Shiffrin said. “You push all the way to the finish line… we’re both skiing really strong GS right now, so honestly, anything is possible.”
Scheib clinches the GS globe
Julia Scheib has already secured the 2025–26 World Cup giant slalom title, locking up the crystal globe before the Finals in Hafjell.
Top 5 – Women’s World Cup GS Standings (2025–26)
1st 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT, 1998) — 660 pts
2nd 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI, 1999, Head) — −189
3rd 🇸🇪 Sara Hector (SWE, 1992, Head) — −231
4th 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, 1995, Atomic) — −262
5th 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA, 1994) — −268
Scheib’s consistency across the season created a gap no one could close. The globe is decided, but she still arrives in Hafjell as the standard — and a favorite to win again.
Women’s World Cup Giant Slalom Podium Table 2025–26
| Venue | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sölden | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib | 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan | 🇨🇭 Lara Gut-Behrami |
| Copper Mountain | 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib | 🇳🇴 Thea Louise Stjernesund |
| Tremblant GS1 | 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson | 🇭🇷 Zrinka Ljutić | 🇨🇦 Valérie Grenier |
| Tremblant GS2 | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib | 🇸🇪 Sara Hector | 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson |
| Semmering | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast | 🇸🇪 Sara Hector |
| Kranjska Gora | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib | 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan |
| Kronplatz | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast | 🇸🇪 Sara Hector |
| Špindlerův Mlýn | 🇸🇪 Sara Hector | 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan | 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin |
| Olympic Cortina | 🥇 🇮🇹 Federica Brignone | 🥈 🇸🇪 Sara Hector | 🥉 🇳🇴 Thea Louise Stjernesund |
| Åre | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib | 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan | 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson |
The Olympic result does not count toward World Cup standings.
Scheib’s consistency separated her in a season that featured 4 different World Cup winners from 3 countries, with 10 different podium skiers representing 8 nations.
Top 7 WCSL GS – who starts first?
The World Cup Start List determines the opening group, and in giant slalom that matters. The first seven skiers benefit from the cleanest course and, because of their skill, are the most likely to produce podium results.
- Bib 1 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson (NZL, 2001) — WCSL GS Rank 4
- Bib 2 🇳🇴 Thea Louise Stjernesund (NOR, 1996) — WCSL GS Rank 7
- Bib 3 🇸🇪 Sara Hector (SWE, 1992, Head) — WCSL GS Rank 2
- Bib 4 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI, 1999, Head) — WCSL GS Rank 3
- Bib 5 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT, 1998) — WCSL GS Rank 1
- Bib 6 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA, 1994) — WCSL GS Rank 5
- Bib 7 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, 1995, Atomic) — WCSL GS Rank 6
This group will set the tone.
🇺🇸 Stifel U.S. Ski Team – Women’s GS
Four athletes from the Stifel U.S. Ski Team have qualified for the Finals.
- Bib 6 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA, 1994) — Buck HIll / Ski & Snowboard Club Vail / Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy — 5th GS Season Rank
- Bib 7 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, 1995, Atomic) — Ski & Snowboard Club Vail / Burke Mountain Academy — 4th GS Season Rank
- Bib 13 🇺🇸 Nina O’Brien (USA, 1997) — Burke Mountain Academy — 13th GS Season Rank
- Bib 21 🇺🇸 A.J. Hurt (USA, 2000, Head) — Team Palisades Tahoe — 21st GS Season Rank
Shiffrin controls the overall race. Moltzan brings consistent top-level performance, while O’Brien and Hurt add depth to the podium potential of the Stifel U.S. team.
🇨🇦 Alpine Canada – Women’s GS
Two athletes from Alpine Canada have qualified for the Finals.
- Bib 11 🇨🇦 Britt Richardson (CAN, 2003) — 14th GS Season Rank
- Bib 15 🇨🇦 Valérie Grenier (CAN, 1996) — 9th GS Season Rank
Both bring experience and the ability to push into the top 15 with a clean run.
Course setters — First run: Ernst Hochstaffl (AUT), Second run: Alek Glebov (USA)
How to Watch
The women’s giant slalom is set for Saturday, March 14th. Run one begins at 4:30 a.m. EDT / 1:30 a.m. PDT, followed by run two at 7:30 a.m. EDT / 4:30 a.m. PDT. Fans in Great Britain can tune in at 8:30 for the first run and 11:30 for the second.
- 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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