Slovakian skier Vlhova wins World Cup slalom. Shiffrin straddles gate as teammate Hurt finishes 3rd
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Slovakian skier Vlhova wins World Cup slalom. Shiffrin straddles gate as teammate Hurt finishes 3rd

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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — For a change, the American skier on a slalom podium is not called Mikaela Shiffrin. American teammate AJ Hurt used a blistering second run to finish third in a women’s World Cup race Sunday, after Shiffrin failed to finish the opening leg. “It feels amazing,” Hurt said after her first career World Cup podium, adding an understated description of her final run, which she called “good.” Hurt, wearing bib No. After Sunday’s race, she received praise from Shiffrin, who posted an Instagram story in which she called Hurt’s achievement “one of the most impressive performances I’ve seen in a long time.” Paula Moltzan was the second American to finish in the top five, trailing Vlhova by 1.23 seconds in fifth place. Because in front of so many Slovakian people, it’s something different to win.” Vlhova and Shiffrin have now each won three slaloms this season, with the American leading the standings by five points from Vlhova.

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Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup victory
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Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup victory

China Daily  

Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of the women's World Cup slalom in Gurgl, Austria on Saturday. "I guess it's not impossible, but so many things have to go right," Shiffrin said Saturday in the Austrian Alps after earning her record-extending 99th victory — which was this season's second slalom. "I guess there is a bit of …

Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup victory
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4 weeks ago

Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup victory

China Daily  

Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of the women's World Cup slalom in Gurgl, Austria on Saturday. "I guess it's not impossible, but so many things have to go right," Shiffrin said Saturday in the Austrian Alps after earning her record-extending 99th victory — which was this season's second slalom. "I guess there is a bit of …

Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom and takes quest for her 100th victory to North America
1 month ago

Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom and takes quest for her 100th victory to North America

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GURGL, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin is taking the quest for her 100th career World Cup victory to North America. “I guess it’s not impossible, but so many things have to go right,” Shiffrin said Saturday in the Austrian Alps after earning her record-extending 99th victory — which was this season’s second slalom. Austria’s Katharina Liensberger speeds down the course during …

Shiffrin gets out of the gate early with 98th World Cup win
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1 month ago

Shiffrin gets out of the gate early with 98th World Cup win

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Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course at the women's World Cup slalom race in Levi, Finland, on Saturday. AP LEVI, Finland — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending 98th career World Cup win on Saturday to give herself the chance to compete for victory No 100 in front of a home crowd. On Saturday, Shiffrin dominated the first …

Shiffrin gets out of the gate early with 98th World Cup win
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Shiffrin gets out of the gate early with 98th World Cup win

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Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course at the women's World Cup slalom race in Levi, Finland, on Saturday. AP LEVI, Finland — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending 98th career World Cup win on Saturday to give herself the chance to compete for victory No 100 in front of a home crowd. On Saturday, Shiffrin dominated the first …

Shiffrin concedes ski World Cup title ahead of comeback, talks of Kilde’s ‘life and death’ injury
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiffrin concedes ski World Cup title ahead of comeback, talks of Kilde’s ‘life and death’ injury

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Mikaela Shiffrin is no longer challenging for a women’s record-tying sixth World Cup overall title this month, and on Friday praised standings leader Lara Gut-Behrami for her “stunning” skiing. Both crashed hard in downhill races in January and Shiffrin revealed the deep laceration Kilde suffered in his calf was “a life or death situation.” Shiffrin returns to racing on Sunday, …

German skier Linus Strasser wins 2nd classic World Cup slalom in Austria in four days
10 months, 4 weeks ago

German skier Linus Strasser wins 2nd classic World Cup slalom in Austria in four days

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SCHLADMING, Austria — Linus Strasser became the first German skier in 34 years to win two men’s World Cup slaloms in a row by triumphing at a night race Wednesday, three days after he won the slalom of the classic Hahnenkamm event in Kitzbuehel. Two years ago, Strasser also won the annual night race — held at the venue of …

Shiffrin gets career win 95 in first World Cup slalom after season-ending injury for rival Vlhova
11 months ago

Shiffrin gets career win 95 in first World Cup slalom after season-ending injury for rival Vlhova

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JASNA, Slovakia — Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending career win 95 by triumphing in a women’s World Cup slalom Sunday, a day after the American ski star’s main rival sustained a season-ending injury. “We’re missing somebody really big today, we missed Petra a lot, so it’s wonderful that you stayed,” Shiffrin addressed the Slovakian spectators in a course-side interview. It …

Shiffrin rival Vlhova out for season with knee injury after crash in home World Cup race in Slovakia
11 months ago

Shiffrin rival Vlhova out for season with knee injury after crash in home World Cup race in Slovakia

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JASNA, Slovakia — Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova, who is Mikaela Shiffrin’s long-term rival in slalom, was ruled out for the rest of the World Cup season after sustaining a knee injury Saturday during the first run of a women’s World Cup giant slalom close to her hometown. Vlhova, who was the 2019 world GS champion and beat Shiffrin to the …

Shiffrin beats Slovakian skier Vlhova for emotional win in World Cup night race in Austria
11 months ago

Shiffrin beats Slovakian skier Vlhova for emotional win in World Cup night race in Austria

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FLACHAU, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t want to slow down, even after the race was over. Having just beaten her biggest slalom rival in a women’s World Cup night race on Tuesday, the American ski star was still in a hurry — to get in touch with her boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who was recovering from surgery. “I’m really proud …

Overall World Cup leader Schwarz suffers season-ending knee injury. Sarrazin wins Stelvio downhill
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Overall World Cup leader Schwarz suffers season-ending knee injury. Sarrazin wins Stelvio downhill

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BORMIO, Italy — Overall World Cup leader Marco Schwarz suffered a season-ending knee injury Thursday at an eventful downhill on the Stelvio, one of the circuit’s most demanding courses, that was won by French skier Cyprien Sarrazin. The Austrian Ski Federation said on X, formerly Twitter, that Schwarz tore his ligaments and the inside meniscus, and bruised a bone, adding …

Slovakian skier Vlhova uses frenetic final run to beat Shiffrin in rainy World Cup night race
1 year ago

Slovakian skier Vlhova uses frenetic final run to beat Shiffrin in rainy World Cup night race

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COURCHEVEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin 2, Petra Vlhova 2. The two best slalom skiers on the women’s World Cup continued their rivalry Thursday, as Vlhova used a frenetic final run to edge out Shiffrin in tough conditions at a night race affected by rain and fog. The result marked the 23rd time in women’s World Cup history that Shiffrin and …

Brignone dominates to win World Cup super-G, cuts gap to Shiffrin after the American skies out
1 year ago

Brignone dominates to win World Cup super-G, cuts gap to Shiffrin after the American skies out

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VAL D’ISERE, France — Federica Brignone dominated to win a World Cup super-G on Sunday and trim the gap in the overall standings to Mikaela Shiffrin, who was one of many top skiers to fail to finish at Val d’Isere. “I have to be honest, everything was good for me today, even in the parts that maybe I wasn’t at …

Federica Brignone wins a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin is third
1 year ago

Federica Brignone wins a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin is third

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TREMBLANT, Quebec — Federica Brignone of Italy won a second consecutive women’s World Cup giant slalom, turning in a terrific second run Sunday that left her ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland and American Mikaela Shiffrin. Shiffrin finished 0.39 off the pace but added to her lead over Petra Vlhova of Slovakia in the overall World Cup standings. Gut-Behrami has …

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami wins 2nd straight World Cup GS. Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 3rd
1 year ago

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami wins 2nd straight World Cup GS. Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 3rd

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KILLINGTON, Vt. — Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami made it two giant slalom victories from two starts this season, winning a women’s World Cup race Saturday in which Mikaela Shiffrin finished third. “I am extremely happy, especially after last year here, I started to feel like it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy that I couldn’t ski my best here in Killington on the …

Shiffrin receives slalom trophy; Vlhova wins last race
1 year, 9 months ago

Shiffrin receives slalom trophy; Vlhova wins last race

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Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup skiing record with 87th win
1 year, 9 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup skiing record with 87th win

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Zenhaeusern beats Greek skier Ginnis to win World Cup slalom
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Zenhaeusern beats Greek skier Ginnis to win World Cup slalom

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Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title
1 year, 10 months ago

Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title

Associated Press  

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Olympic champ Gut-Behrami beats Italian trio to win super-G
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic champ Gut-Behrami beats Italian trio to win super-G

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ST. ANTON, Austria — Lara Gut-Behrami beat three Italian skiers Sunday to win a women’s World Cup super-G that ended early due to high winds. The Swiss Olympic champion’s body language after finishing suggested she was far from happy with her performance, but her leading time still stood after all other favourites had completed their runs. “In the flat part, …

Skier Shiffrin enters new dimension with 50th slalom win
1 year, 11 months ago

Skier Shiffrin enters new dimension with 50th slalom win

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American Mikaela Shiffrin wins 2nd WCup slalom in 2 days
2 years, 1 month ago

American Mikaela Shiffrin wins 2nd WCup slalom in 2 days

Associated Press  

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‘Losing passion’: Olympic champ Vlhová seeks new motivation
2 years, 2 months ago

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A ‘huge’ change helped Petra Vlhova to Olympic gold
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Ski champ Vlhova to reduce WCup schedule, focus on Olympics
3 years, 2 months ago

Ski champ Vlhova to reduce WCup schedule, focus on Olympics

Associated Press  

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‘Proud’ Shiffrin comes runner-up to Vlhova in comeback race
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Proud’ Shiffrin comes runner-up to Vlhova in comeback race

Associated Press  

LEVI, Finland — Mikaela Shiffrin, racing for the first time since January, settled for second place behind Petra Vlhova in a World Cup slalom on Saturday but still “felt a lot of happiness” to finally get back in the start gate. “I enjoy a second place more than I did ever before,” said Shiffrin, a winner of 66 World Cup …

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