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Mikaela Shiffrin Leads Semmering Weekend as Slalom Streak Faces Next Test

Live U.S. coverage airs on NBCSN with streaming on Peacock.

Overview

  • Mikaela Shiffrin enters Semmering having won five straight World Cup slaloms, each by more than one second, a run no skier had matched for margins.
  • Women’s giant slalom runs are scheduled Saturday at 4:00 a.m. ET and 7:00 a.m. ET, with the slalom Sunday at 8:15 a.m. ET and 11:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock.
  • Her giant-slalom form is still rebuilding after a November 2024 crash, with season GS finishes of fourth, 14th, sixth and fourth.
  • Semmering has been a strong venue for Shiffrin, with seven wins in her last nine GS/SL starts there, though she last raced the hill in December 2022.
  • Lara Colturi of Albania and Switzerland’s Camille Rast are cited as her primary challengers in this weekend’s slalom.