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Shiffrin gets career win 95 in first World Cup slalom after season-ending injury for rival Vlhova
Read full article: Shiffrin gets career win 95 in first World Cup slalom after season-ending injury for rival VlhovaMikaela Shiffrin has earned her record-extending career win 95 by triumphing in a women’s World Cup slalom a day after the American ski star’s main rival sustained a season-ending injury.
Shiffrin beats Slovakian skier Vlhova for emotional win in World Cup night race in Austria
Read full article: Shiffrin beats Slovakian skier Vlhova for emotional win in World Cup night race in AustriaMikaela Shiffrin has celebrated an emotional win in a women’s World Cup night race as the American edged out Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova in another gripping duel of their ongoing slalom rivalry.
Slovakian skier Vlhova wins World Cup slalom. Shiffrin straddles gate as teammate Hurt finishes 3rd
Read full article: Slovakian skier Vlhova wins World Cup slalom. Shiffrin straddles gate as teammate Hurt finishes 3rdSlovakian skier Petra Vlhova has won a women’s World Cup slalom after Mikaela Shiffrin straddled a gate and didn't finished the opening run.
Shiffrin wins last World Cup ski race of 2023 by huge margin of 2.34 seconds for 93rd career win
Read full article: Shiffrin wins last World Cup ski race of 2023 by huge margin of 2.34 seconds for 93rd career winMikaela Shiffrin finished 2023 with an eye-catching performance even by her standards, winning a World Cup slalom race by a huge margin of 2.34 seconds for her 93rd career victory.
Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom in Killington for record-extending 90th career victory
Read full article: Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom in Killington for record-extending 90th career victoryMikaela Shiffrin built on her first-run lead to win a women’s World Cup slalom for her record-extending career victory No. 90.
Shiffrin takes slalom for 89th World Cup win as 1st-run leader Vlhova fails to finish her second
Read full article: Shiffrin takes slalom for 89th World Cup win as 1st-run leader Vlhova fails to finish her secondAmerican skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won a women’s World Cup slalom after first-run leader Petra Vlhova looked set for a clear victory until straddling a gate and not finishing her final run.
Vlhova dominates 1st World Cup slalom of season. Shiffrin places 4th after training crash
Read full article: Vlhova dominates 1st World Cup slalom of season. Shiffrin places 4th after training crashSlovakian skier Petra Vlhova has dominated the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season by clearly winning both runs.
Record on hold as Shiffrin finishes 2nd in night slalom
Read full article: Record on hold as Shiffrin finishes 2nd in night slalomAmerican skier Mikaela Shiffrin has finished second to Olympic champion Petra Vlhova in a night slalom race, meaning she will have to wait for another chance to break the record for most wins on the women’s World Cup circuit.
Robinson edges Shiffrin to win final World Cup giant slalom
Read full article: Robinson edges Shiffrin to win final World Cup giant slalomNew Zealand's Alice Robinson reacts after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Sunday, March 21, 2021. All rights reservedLENZERHEIDE – An aggressive second run lifted teenager Alice Robinson ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin to win a giant slalom that ended the women’s World Cup ski season on Sunday. It was the 19-year-old New Zealander’s third win in giant slalom on the World Cup circuit. “Good job,” Shiffrin, who also started winning World Cup races as a teenager, told Robinson in the finish area. One day after being crowned the overall World Cup champion, Petra Vlhova ended her tiring season with an 11th-place finish.
Shiffrin left fuming over start delay after Vlhova home win
Read full article: Shiffrin left fuming over start delay after Vlhova home winSlovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, World Cup women's giant slalom in Jasna, Slovakia, Sunday, March 7, 2021. '”While Shiffrin acknowledged interruptions are a common part of the sport, she said the lengthy delay was not necessary this time. Vlhova finished 10th and 12th in the last two giant slaloms on the World Cup, and 12th at the world championships last month. Jasna is not a regular stop on the women’s World Cup circuit. The result gave Bassino a lead of 148 points over Worley with only the season-ending GS at the World Cup Finals in Switzerland remaining.
The Latest: Schwarz wins combined for Austria's 3rd gold
Read full article: The Latest: Schwarz wins combined for Austria's 3rd goldAustria's Marco Schwarz waves after crossing the finish line during the slalom portion of the men's combined race, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. All rights reservedCORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local):___3:50 p.m.Marco Schwarz won the men’s combined to give Austria its third gold medal at the skiing world championships. He was four-tenths off the lead in fifth after the super-G portion before posting the fastest time in the slalom leg. Brignone beat Elena Curtoni by 0.01 as Italy went 1-2 in the super-G portion with Shiffrin looming in third. Two-time combined world champion Wendy Holdener of Switzerland finished 0.97 behind.
Vlhova edges Liensberger in slalom in Croatia; Shiffrin 4th
Read full article: Vlhova edges Liensberger in slalom in Croatia; Shiffrin 4thSlovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates as she arrives at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)ZAGREB – Shortly after winning the first women's World Cup slalom of 2021 on Sunday, Petra Vlhova kneeled with her face down, torn between relief and disbelief. Leading after the first run, Vlhova thought she had squandered her chances in a rough final run with several mistakes on the deteriorating course. After Vlhova and Shiffrin dominated women's slalom racing in recent years, Liensberger and Gisin seem to have closed the gap. The women's World Cup continues with speed races in St. Anton, Austria, next weekend.
Shiffrin leads Gisin in slalom after 1st run, Vlhova in 6th
Read full article: Shiffrin leads Gisin in slalom after 1st run, Vlhova in 6thUnited States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. All rights reservedSEMMERING – Mikaela Shiffrin held a slim lead after the opening run of women’s World Cup slalom Tuesday, putting Petra Vlhova’s five-race winning streak in danger. All 28 World Cup slaloms since January 2017 have been won by either Shiffrin, who triumphed 19 times, or Vlhova. Shiffrin is after her second win since returning to the circuit in November from a 10-month break. The American won this race the last two times it was held, in 2016 and 2018.
Strong winds force cancellation of 2nd run of GS in Austria
Read full article: Strong winds force cancellation of 2nd run of GS in AustriaCable cars are blown by strong winds during a pause of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. All rights reservedSEMMERING – A women's World Cup giant slalom was canceled following the opening run Monday after increasingly strong winds destroyed parts the finish area. “It's a really dangerous thing, even just staying in the finish area,” said the International Ski Federation's race director, Peter Gerdol. “We will need the whole morning to reset the finish area,” Gerdol said. Petra Vlhova posted the fastest time, two years after the GS world champion from Slovakia won her first race in the discipline on the same Zauberberg course.