Mikaela Shiffrin / Špindlerův Mlýn / GEPA picture
Women’s World Cup Giant Slalom — Špindlerův Mlýn 🇨🇿 Start list, season context, and what’s at stake
The women’s World Cup giant slalom arrives at Špindlerův Mlýn for the eighth GS of the 2025–26 season, with the discipline now carrying a clear storyline at the top. The start list reflects both form and depth, as consistency, pressure, and execution continue to separate contenders on a demanding Czech venue that rewards only great skiing.
Below is the official Run 1 start-list breakdown, followed by season context and North American entries.
Women’s World Cup Giant Slalom — Podium Table (2025–26)
| Venue | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sölden (AUT) | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) | 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA) | 🇨🇭 Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) |
| Copper Mountain (USA) | 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson (NZL) | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) | 🇳🇴 Thea Louise Stjernesund (NOR) |
| Tremblant – Day 1 (CAN) | 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson (NZL) | 🇭🇷 Zrinka Ljutić (CRO) | 🇨🇦 Valérie Grenier (CAN) |
| Tremblant – Day 2 (CAN) | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) | 🇸🇪 Sara Hector (SWE) | 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson (NZL) |
| Semmering (AUT) | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🇸🇪 Sara Hector (SWE) |
| Kranjska Gora (SLO) | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) | 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA) |
| Kronplatz (ITA) | 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) | 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) | 🇸🇪 Sara Hector (SWE) |
Top Five — World Cup GS Season Standings
- 1st — 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) — YOB 1998 — 655 pts
- 2nd — 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson (NZL) — YOB 2001 — –125
- 3rd — 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) — YOB 1999 — –137 — HEAD
- 4th — 🇸🇪 Sara Hector (SWE) — YOB 1992 — –149 — HEAD
- 5th — 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) — YOB 1995 — –362 — Atomic, Oakley
Top Seven — World Cup Start List (WCSL)
- Bib 1 — 🇳🇿 Alice Robinson (NZL) — YOB 2001 — WCSL rank 2nd
- Bib 2 — 🇨🇭 Camille Rast (SUI) — YOB 1999 — WCSL rank 3rd — HEAD
- Bib 3 — 🇭🇷 Zrinka Ljutić (CRO) — YOB 2004 — WCSL rank 7th — Atomic
- Bib 4 — 🇳🇴 Thea Louise Stjernesund (NOR) — YOB 1996 — WCSL rank 5th
- Bib 5 — 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan (USA) — YOB 1994 — WCSL rank 6th
- Bib 6 — 🇦🇹 Julia Scheib (AUT) — YOB 1998 — WCSL rank 1st
- Bib 7 — 🇸🇪 Sara Hector (SWE) — YOB 1992 — WCSL rank 4th — HEAD
The GS storyline: Scheib sets the standard
Julia Scheib has become the clear reference point in women’s giant slalom. Through seven races, she has six podiums, including four victories and two second-place finishes, and now enters every GS start as the favorite. Her ability to deliver across all terrain and conditions has defined her skiing.
Camille Rast is the primary challenger. She has reached the podium in three consecutive World Cup GS races, earning one win and two seconds, but competing with Scheib requires her very best skiing.
Alice Robinson remains one of the most popular and dangerous skiers in the field. She owns two wins, one second, and one third this season, but has struggled in the last three races, underscoring the fine line her aggressive approach demands.
🇺🇸 Stifel U.S. Ski Team — Women’s GS Start List
- Bib 5 — 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan — YOB 1994 — GS season rank 6th
- Bib 13 — 🇺🇸 Nina O’Brien — YOB 1997 — GS season rank 16th
- Bib 14 — 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin — YOB 1995 — GS season rank 5th — Atomic, Oakley
- Bib 20 — 🇺🇸 A.J. Hurt — YOB 2000 — GS season rank 32nd — HEAD
- Bib 24 — 🇺🇸 Elisabeth Bocock — YOB 2005 — GS season rank 26th
- Bib 25 — 🇺🇸 Katie Hensien — YOB 1999 — GS season rank 37th — SHRED
Shiffrin is the top-ranked American in the discipline and continues to knock on the podium door. The most successful World Cup skier of all time, she skied her first World Cup race in giant slalom on March 11, 2011, in Špindlerův Mlýn 🇨🇿 and has finished inside the top 10 in six of seven GS races this season.
Moltzan, ranked sixth, has been the most productive American on the podium this winter, earning two GS podiums and establishing herself as a reliable front-end threat.
🇨🇦 Alpine Canada — Women’s GS Start List
- Bib 9 — 🇨🇦 Britt Richardson — YOB 2003— GS season rank 13th
- Bib 11 — 🇨🇦 Valérie Grenier — YOB 1996 — GS season rank 8th
- Bib 43 — 🇨🇦 Cassidy Gray — YOB 2001 — GS season rank 40th — Atomic
- Bib 51 — 🇨🇦 Justine Lamontagne — YOB 2002 — GS season rank 52nd
Grenier remains the highest-ranked Canadian and a proven winner, including two career GS victories in Kranjska Gora. This season, she earned a home-snow podium in Tremblant and finished fourth in Semmering, narrowly missing another podium.
Course setters — First run: Karin Harjo (USA): Second run: Aleš Valenti (SLO)
How to Watch
The women’s slalom is set for Saturday, January 24. Run one begins at 4:00 a.m. ET / 1:00 a.m. PT, followed by run two at 7:30 a.m. ET / 4:30 a.m. PT. Fans in Great Britain can tune in at 9:00 for the first run and 12:30 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+
Daily Program
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