US EditionUS Ski Star Shiffrin Dominates 1st World Cup Slalom of Olympic Season for Career Win 102
Shiffrin extended her record with her 102nd World Cup win, leading by 1.66 seconds after an aggressive first run in the season-opening race.
- On Saturday in Levi, Finnish Lapland, Mikaela Shiffrin opened the Olympic slalom season by winning her record-extending 102nd World Cup race.
- This season Shiffrin focused preparation on GS and slalom, reducing her schedule to prioritize these events and possibly super-G for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in February.
- The American star built a big lead in the first run and posted the fastest final run, following an aggressive opening run she said matched her best training.
- Early-Season leaderboards show Mikaela Shiffrin atop the standings with Paula Moltzan, Shiffrin's teammate, second after two races; Emma Aicher earned her first tech podium while Lara Colturi matched a career-best and turned 19 on Saturday.
- No skier other than Shiffrin or Petra Vlhova has won Levi in 14 editions, and Vlhova is recovering from a January 2024 knee injury as the women's team travel to Austria next weekend.
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"Don't mess it up, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing – this thought was Mikaela Shiffrin's head again and again before the decision at the slalom in Levi on Saturday. In the end, the US superstar once again kept his nerves and continued to expand the impressive record series. The American woman was already in Levi 1.08 seconds ahead of Lara Colturi, who started for Albania. "Before the second round, I had the idea ‘Don't mess it up, but i…
The German ski racer Emma Aicher took third place in the first World Cup of the season in Levi, Finland. American Mikaela Shiffrin secured first place in front of Lara Colturi from Albania.
Mikaela Shiffrin began the Olympic season with her 102nd career victory on Saturday.
Shiffrin wins ninth Levi World Cup and 102nd overall
On Saturday at the Audi FIS World Cup slalom opener, the winningest alpine skier of all time, Mikaela Shiffrin, claimed her 102nd World Cup victory, 65th slalom win and ninth reindeer on the Levi, Finland course. Shiffrin’s U.S. teammate Paula Moltzan landed just shy of the podium in fourth after a second run jump. “I trusted the training with my team. We did a lot of work over the summer. The final step was mentality,” said Shiffrin. “It is st…
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