Shiffrin Sidesteps Slalom in 'Exploration' Season
- Mikaela Shiffrin is shifting her focus this season, prioritizing giant slalom and super-G over her signature slalom event. The 31-year-old skier has dubbed this her "exploration season."
- After winning nine of 10 World Cup slalom races and Olympic gold last season, Shiffrin felt a "real curiosity" pulling her toward other disciplines. She believes this approach will provide more longevity in the sport.
- With 110 career World Cup wins, Shiffrin has 73 victories in slalom and 22 in giant slalom. She is hosting the second season of her podcast, "What's the Point," featuring less scripted conversations.
- Shiffrin plans to race slalom at Killington, Vermont, over Thanksgiving weekend. Her reduced slalom entries could allow rivals like Emma Aicher to close the gap in overall standings.
- This transition occurs as athletes begin the new four-year Olympic cycle, building toward the Alpes Games. Shiffrin intends to continue skiing only as long as she wants to, not because she feels obligated.
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berlingske.dkMikaela Shiffrin will participate in fewer slalom races and focus more on triumphs in giant slalom and super-G
Mikaela Shiffrin is one of the most successful skiers of her time. But instead of getting over herself again and again in the slalom, she wants to live out her talent in other disciplines.
He wants to try something new, and there are also three Slovenians in Sölden.
Shiffrin sidesteps slalom in 'exploration' season
"I am really excited at the opportunity to have space to focus a bit more with giant slalom and super-G," Shiffrin said Friday. "I'm looking forward to the chance to have this space to kind of play with how I'm training, when I'm training, how I'm having recovery days as well. So this is kind of the thinking behind this. But I don't have much of a plan beyond, like I want to see how it feels." Shiffrin, 31, won nine of the 10 World Cup slaloms r…
Shortly before the star in the new World Ski Cup season in Sölden (Saturday from 10 a.m. in sportkrone.at-Liveticker) Mikaela Shiffrin spoke on Instagram about a special challenge in her life as a professional racer.
The Independent
The Independent (US)The risk and reward behind Mikaela Shiffrin’s new approach to skiing
For 2026-27 Mikaela Shiffrin is prioritising ‘exploration’ over wins in her strongest discipline, an intriguing decision which sets up one of the most interesting World Cup seasons in years, writes Flo Clifford
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