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Shiffrin Opens Slalom Season With Commanding Levi Win for Record 102nd

A streamlined, slalom‑centric program signals an Olympic‑focused reset following last year’s crash.

Overview

  • The American led by roughly 1.08 seconds after the first run, set the fastest time again in the second, and won by 1.66 seconds.
  • Lara Colturi, competing for Albania on her 19th birthday, finished second, with Germany’s Emma Aicher taking third for her first technical‑event World Cup podium.
  • Paula Moltzan vaulted 15 places on her second run to finish joint fourth with Lena Duerr after sitting 19th following the opening leg.
  • Shiffrin and Moltzan hold the top two spots in the early overall World Cup standings after two races.
  • The victory was Shiffrin’s ninth in Levi, adding another reindeer to the event’s traditional prize, as she executes a reduced schedule focused on slalom and giant slalom ahead of Milan‑Cortina 2026.