🔗 Share this article Mikaela Shiffrin Broadens All-time best with 105th World Cup Slalom Triumph. The dominance of Mikaela Shiffrin goes beyond simple winning every slalom of the Olympic season. She is commanding each race and securing victories by significant gaps as well. An Evening Marked by History-Making Performance The American skiing standout earned a 105th record-broadening World Cup victory after several of her primary challengers went out during the first run of a evening event on Tuesday. Shiffrin increased her first-run lead and concluded over one and a half seconds ahead of Swiss skier Camille Rast and 1.71 ahead of German racer Emma Aicher. "She has currently secured the opening four slaloms of the season – and five straight including the last event of last season," observed analysts. Commanding Leads of Victory All of her winning leads this season have topped a full second – with a trio over 1.5 seconds: 1.66 in Levi, Finland; 1.23 in Gurgl, Austria; and 1.57 in Copper Mountain, Colorado before her most recent performance in the French Alps. Rivals Encounter Difficulty Opponents attempting to reach Shiffrin encountered trouble. Lena Duerr, the German skier who was third after the first run, went off course early in her second trip down. Lara Colturi, the born in Italy skier who represents Albania, missed a gate toward the end of her opening run – ending a streak of three consecutive slalom podiums. Wendy Holdener managed a seventh-place finish despite a incident at the end of her first run where she hit a hole, was launched into the air, and landed on her back. Reigning World Cup slalom champion Zrinka Ljutic and Olympic silver medalist Katharina Liensberger, the next two starters, were disqualified midway down the course. This marks the third straight slalom that Ljutic has not completed. Final Standings Katharina Truppe of Austria placed fourth and American skier Paula Moltzan moved up from ninth to fifth with the fastest second run of the race. An Iconic Career of Accomplishments This win represented Shiffrin's 68th World Cup slalom victory. Her Games accolades include gold in slalom at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the giant slalom gold four years later at the Pyeongchang Games. She did not reach the podium at the 2022 Beijing Games. The upcoming winter Olympics' women’s Alpine skiing events will be held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – a venue where Shiffrin secured four medals in her four events at the 2021 world championships.
The dominance of Mikaela Shiffrin goes beyond simple winning every slalom of the Olympic season. She is commanding each race and securing victories by significant gaps as well. An Evening Marked by History-Making Performance The American skiing standout earned a 105th record-broadening World Cup victory after several of her primary challengers went out during the first run of a evening event on Tuesday. Shiffrin increased her first-run lead and concluded over one and a half seconds ahead of Swiss skier Camille Rast and 1.71 ahead of German racer Emma Aicher. "She has currently secured the opening four slaloms of the season – and five straight including the last event of last season," observed analysts. Commanding Leads of Victory All of her winning leads this season have topped a full second – with a trio over 1.5 seconds: 1.66 in Levi, Finland; 1.23 in Gurgl, Austria; and 1.57 in Copper Mountain, Colorado before her most recent performance in the French Alps. Rivals Encounter Difficulty Opponents attempting to reach Shiffrin encountered trouble. Lena Duerr, the German skier who was third after the first run, went off course early in her second trip down. Lara Colturi, the born in Italy skier who represents Albania, missed a gate toward the end of her opening run – ending a streak of three consecutive slalom podiums. Wendy Holdener managed a seventh-place finish despite a incident at the end of her first run where she hit a hole, was launched into the air, and landed on her back. Reigning World Cup slalom champion Zrinka Ljutic and Olympic silver medalist Katharina Liensberger, the next two starters, were disqualified midway down the course. This marks the third straight slalom that Ljutic has not completed. Final Standings Katharina Truppe of Austria placed fourth and American skier Paula Moltzan moved up from ninth to fifth with the fastest second run of the race. An Iconic Career of Accomplishments This win represented Shiffrin's 68th World Cup slalom victory. Her Games accolades include gold in slalom at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the giant slalom gold four years later at the Pyeongchang Games. She did not reach the podium at the 2022 Beijing Games. The upcoming winter Olympics' women’s Alpine skiing events will be held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – a venue where Shiffrin secured four medals in her four events at the 2021 world championships.