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Mikaela Shiffrin won a gripping duel with Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami in a women's World Cup giant slalom Wednesday to earn her second win in two days, and career victory No. 79. Canada's Valerie Grenier placed fifth.

Calgary, Alta. (December 28, 2022) – Canada’s alpine ski racers returned to the slopes after the Christmas break with James (Jack) Crawford (Toronto, ON) leading the men and Valérie Grenier (St-Isidore, QC) pacing the women.  Crawford delivered a career best second place in the downhill at Bormio, Italy, while Grenier’s fifth place finish in today’s women’s giant slalom at Semmering, Austria, is her best result this World Cup season. On the demanding Bor...

The giant slalom is the gift that keeps on giving for Mikaela Shiffrin. On Wednesday, the 27-year-old used another scintillating opening run — and did just enough in the second — to win back-to-back giant...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/chasing-78th-win-shiffrin-takes-big-1st-run-lead-in-gs/"></div>SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Overall women’s World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin took a big opening-run advantage in a giant slalom on Tuesday, positioning herself for a first win in the discipline in more than a year. Chasing career win No. 78, Shiffrin had a blistering start at Semmering and won considerable time on her rivals [&he...

Mikaela Shiffrin is closing out 2022 by closing in on Lindsey Vonn. The Edwards skier, fresh of World Cup win No. 77 in the St. Moritz (Dec. 18) super-G, claimed her 78th-career victory in the...

SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin had to overcome a lot of pressure Tuesday to end her one-year drought in women's World Cup giant slaloms. And not all the pressure on the American was coming from her rivals.

With her 78th victory, the American skier is closer than ever to beating the record set by her former teammate Lindsey Vonn.

With her 78th victory, the American skier is closer than ever to beating the record set by her former teammate Lindsey Vonn.

(Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her 78th World Cup victory in the giant slalom in Semmering, Austria on Tuesday, taking her to within fo...

Alice Robinson will focus on her trademark World Cup ski discipline for her next four races which she hopes will kickstart her Alpine skiing World Cup season