Shiffrin Pursues Record 16th Medal as Rast Leads Slalom at World Championships

Mikaela Shiffrin sits third after the first run in Saalbach, aiming to surpass Christl Cranz's historic medal tally.

Swiss skier Camille Rast leads the women's slalom after the first run with a time of 58.91 seconds, aiming to become the first Swiss winner in the event since 1991.
Mikaela Shiffrin, currently third, seeks to earn her record-breaking 16th World Ski Championships medal, surpassing German skier Christl Cranz's 1930s-era record.
Shiffrin has medaled in slalom at all six previous world championships she has competed in, with four golds, one silver, and one bronze in the discipline.
Shiffrin recently returned from an abdominal injury sustained in November, skipping the giant slalom event earlier this week but winning gold in the team combined event.
Austria's Katharina Liensberger is second after the first run, 0.58 seconds behind Rast, while Shiffrin trails by 0.72 seconds heading into the second leg.