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Mikaela Shiffrin Finished Third in World Cup Slalom in Flachau, Austria Yesterday

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Mikaela Shiffrin lost to Slovakian Petra Vlhova for the second straight World Cup slalom race, at Flachau in Austria yesterday. It is the first time in over five years that Shiffrin has failed to win in successive slalom races Shiffrin finished third overall, 0.43-seconds slower than first placed Vlhova. Sweden’s Anna Swenn-Larsson was second, by only 0.10-seconds. Vlhova claimed her seventh World […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin’s Year-Long Slalom Domination Comes to An End With Defeat in Croatia

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Mikaela Shiffrin’s year-long domination of the slalom came to an end at the weekend, as she was beaten by Slovakian Petra Vlhova, 24 under the lights in Zagreb, Croatia. Related: VIDEO: Mikaela Shiffrin Season Edit | Looking Back at an Historic 2018/2019 Season… Shiffrin had won the previous six World Cup slaloms dating to February 2019. With a 1.31-second margin, Vlhova recorded […]
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World Cup Report: Giant Slalom Update – Mikaela Shiffrin Made Another World Cup Podium

Watching the giant slalom is never boring but yesterday it was a quite dramatic fight! Italian Marta Bassino took the first place in the first run surprisingly after disappointing 12th in Solden, finishing in just 49.05 s. She was 0.23 s ahead of Petra Vlhova (she was 14th in previous GS in Austria) and 0.29 s faster than Michelle Gisin (she was […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins World Cup Slalom City Event in Stockholm, Sweden

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Mikaela Shiffrin finished her preparations for next month’s world championships by winning Stockholm’s World Cup slalom city event on Tuesday. Shiffrin’s victory saw her consolidate her lead atop the overall World Cup standings and has now amassed 1,203 points, with Lara Gut second on 1,023. City event slaloms are like a slug-fest on snow as racers punch through the gates. But […]
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Ester Ledecka Snowboards Faster Than You. She Skis Faster Than You Too!

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When we think of multi-sport athletes, our minds tend to go directly towards biathletes or triathletes. Most compete in events with closely related skill sets, such as running and biking or ones that involve a less physically demanding counterpart, such as shooting would be to nordic skiing. From time-to-time, we see individuals who are talented in more than one physically […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin is Winningest Female World Cup Slalom Skier Ever

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Mikaela Shiffrin, 23 finished the best year of her career by breaking yet another record, overtaking one of her childhood heroes to become the most successful female slalom skier in World Cup history. In the final race of 2018, she added her 36th slalom victory, having previously shared the record with Austria’s Marlies Raich (Schild), who won 35 times before retiring […]
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