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20-Year-Old Croatian Zrinka Ljutic Dominates in Slalom at Semmering, Austria

Zrinka Ljutic delivered a smashing performance on Sunday, December 29, to claim her first-ever World Cup victory in Slalom at Semmering, Austria, breaking an 18-year drought for Croatian women in the sport. The 20-year-old skier dominated a challenging, heavily rutted course to finish a remarkable 1.75 seconds ahead of Germany’s Lena Dürr, with Austria’s Katharina Liensberger delighting the home crowd […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 29, 2024
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Mikaela Shiffrin Claims 98th Victory and 8th Reindeer at FIS World Cup Slalom Race in Levi, Finland

U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin extended her reindeer herd by winning her eighth reindeer at the FIS World Cup Slalom event in Levi, Finland, on Saturday, November 16. It marks the American skier’s 98th World Cup career victory. It was a tricky race in Levi, with fog, light rain, and low visibility at the start of Run 1 and thick […]

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Julia Schneemann | November 16, 2024
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Shiffrin Wins Slalom at FIS World Cup in Flachau, Austria, Collecting her 94th World Cup Victory

Tuesday, January 16, 2024, saw the women’s Slalom event at Flachau, Austria, a ski resort that is part of the Amadé ski area. Mikaela Shiffrin had announced she was fit to return and everyone knew it would be an interesting final between the two Slalom Queens Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova from Slovakia. Vlhova has won on the tricky course […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 16, 2024
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Mikaela Shiffrin Dominates in Lienz, Austria, as the American Wins her 2nd Consecutive World Cup Race

The FIS Alpine World Cup continued on Friday, December 29, 2023, with the women’s Slalom at Lienz, Austria. Slalom races are held as two runs with the combined time counting. Run 1 is essentially a qualifying run, with only the top 30 qualifying for run 2. Run 2 is held in reverse order, with the 30th-placed skier going first and […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 29, 2023
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Vlhova Beats Shiffrin in Slalom Race to Claim her 30th World Cup Victory at Courchevel, France

Slovakian race skier Petra Vlhova beat Mikaela Shiffrin in a nail biting finish in Slalom at the World Cup in Courchevel, France, on Thursday, December 21, 2023. It was clear after the first run that this race was going to be decided between Vlhova and Shiffrin. There was 0.17 seconds separating the two skiers, with Shiffrin in the lead with […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 22, 2023
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Shiffrin Wins 90th FIS Alpine World Cup at Slalom Event in Killington, VT

Legendary American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has taken the record of most World Cup victories to a new high, adding victory number 90 to her incredible portfolio of ski racing victories. Earlier this year Shiffrin became the world’s most successful ski racer in terms of FIS World Cup victories, when the 28-year-old won her 87th World Cup at Åre, Sweden, surpassing […]

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Julia Schneemann | November 26, 2023
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Petra Vlhova Ties with Mikaela Shiffrin for Most Reindeers at FIS World Cup in Levi, Finland

Conditions in Levi, Finland, were perfect on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Fresh snow, a few clouds in the sky but great visibility and fast snow, as of course the course officials had treated the freshly fallen snow to make it fast for race conditions. Tradition in Levi has it, that the victor is given a reindeer as a prize by […]

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Julia Schneemann | November 12, 2023
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Gold for Canada ’s Laurence St. Germain While USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Silver in Women’s Slalom at 2023 World Championships

Laurence St. Germain

The favorite for today’s race was, hands down, Mikaela Shiffrin, who has won a staggering 52 World Cup Slalom races. However, the surprise victory went to a relatively unknown name, Canada’s Laurence St. Germain, who has never podiumed at a big race, let alone won first place. But today, the Canadian skier stunned the world by beating the most successful […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 18, 2023
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Mogul Kings, Slalom Queens, and Swiss Precision — FIS Weekend Recap

First up, we follow Mikaela Shiffrin and the female technical skiers to Spindleruv Mlyn, Czechia, where two women’s Slalom events were held over the weekend January 28-29, 2023. On Saturday Mikaela Shiffrin raced to her 85th World Cup victory with a 0.60 lead in front of Germany’s Lena Dürr, while third place went to Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener 1.31 seconds behind […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 31, 2023
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Crashes, Trophies, and Déjà Vus — FIS World Cup Recap

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It was an eventful week for the FIS World Cup circuit, both in Alpine as well as Snowboarding. We have recapped the highlights for SnowBrains readers. At the beginning of the week, all eyes were on the Women’s Slalom event in Flachau, Austria. After Mikaela Shiffrin had won her 82nd World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, the week prior, everyone […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 17, 2023
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Mikaela Shiffrin Manages Trifecta in Semmering, Austria, And Collects 80th World Cup Victory

Shiffrin Moltzan

Mikaela Shiffrin repeated her incredible feat of winning all three events in Semmering, Austria, during the races from December 27-29, 2022. The Team USA skier had first managed the hat trick in 2016 in Semmering. Winning three tech events in a row had only been done by one other female skier before, Switzerland’s Vreni Schneider in 1989. Mikaela has done […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 30, 2022
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Race Report: Vlhova, Shiffrin Rivalry Continues on in Levi, Finland

Senna vs. Prost, Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning, Ali vs. Fraizer, and now, Shiffrin vs. Vlhova. Part of what makes sport so exciting is the intense rivalries between two or more amazing athletes. This weekend (Nov. 20th & 21st), the FIS Alpine World Cup Slalom opener in Finland reminded ski racing fans of who the top dogs in the technical […]

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Phil Tremblay | November 23, 2021
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