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

The two-run dominance signals a sharpened Olympic-year focus following last season’s crash.

Overview

  • She posted the fastest time on both runs and won by 1.66 seconds on the Levi Black course.
  • The victory marked her 65th slalom win and ninth triumph in Levi, earning another traditional reindeer prize.
  • Albania’s Lara Colturi finished second on her 19th birthday, with Germany’s Emma Aicher taking her first World Cup slalom podium in third.
  • Paula Moltzan surged from a distant first run to share fourth place, putting Shiffrin and Moltzan 1-2 in the early overall standings.
  • After missing significant time last season, Shiffrin is prioritizing slalom and giant slalom, with possible super-G starts, as the tour moves to Austria for another slalom next weekend.