US EditionUS ski star Shiffrin dominates opening run in 1st World Cup slalom of Olympic season
Shiffrin took a commanding 1.08-second lead in the first run of the Olympic season opener, focusing on slalom and giant slalom post-injury recovery.
- On Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, Mikaela Shiffrin opened the Olympic slalom season in Levi with a dominant first run over a second clear, finishing in 56.08 seconds.
- To prepare for the Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics, Shiffrin announced she would reduce her schedule, focusing on slalom and giant slalom, before opening the season in Levi with a dominant first run.
- Lara Colturi, the nearest challenger, turned 19 and was 1.08 seconds behind after gaining 0.15 on Shiffrin, while Lena Duerr, Germany, was third and Zrinka Ljutic, Croatia, fourth.
- Saturday's second run begins at 1200 GMT with only seven racers within two seconds, and Shiffrin could clinch her 102nd World Cup victory after the second run.
- The event's history shows no skier other than Shiffrin or Petra Vlhova has won Levi in 13 editions since Tina Maze triumphed in 2014, underscoring a narrow roll call of winners.
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Dominant Shiffrin leads after first slalom run in Levi
American ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin laid down a marker to potential challengers this season with a storming first run in the opening slalom of the World Cup programme at Levi in Finland on Saturday which left her over a second ahead of the rest of the field. The 30-year-old, who missed much of last year
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US ski star Shiffrin dominates opening run in 1st World Cup slalom of Olympic season
Mikaela Shiffrin has opened the Olympic slalom season in dominating style by taking a big lead in the first run of a World Cup race in Finnish Lapland.
After the Alpine skiers' slalom opening to the 2025/26 World Cup season, the slalom men's race is underway in Levi, Finland today. There is no Slovenian representative on the start list, which paints a sad picture of the once-celebrated discipline of alpine skiing in our country. The final run will start at 1 p.m.
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