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Shiffrin Opens World Cup With Fourth as She Tempers Expectations in Comeback

The 30-year-old says she lacks "winning speed" as she rebuilds from last season's crash.

Overview

  • Shiffrin finished fourth in the Sölden giant slalom, missing the podium by 0.31 seconds behind Lara Gut-Behrami.
  • The Audi FIS Ski World Cup account shared video of her exuberant finish-line celebration from the Rettenbach course.
  • She called the result a strong step and said she was "over the moon," according to her media manager Megan Harrod.
  • In an interview with PEOPLE, she outlined plans to sharpen precision, focus and race-day intensity in the coming months to aid Olympic qualification.
  • After surgery for an abdominal puncture from last season's crash, she returned to end the year with a record-extending 101st World Cup win, and her next races are scheduled for Levi, Finland, on Nov. 15–16.