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Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. wins last women's World Cup slalom before Beijing Olympics, while rival Petra Vlhova of Slovakia locks up season title.
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Petra Vlhova cemented her status as the leading female slalom skier of the season with her fifth win from six races on Sunday with just a month to go before the Olympic race in Beijing.
ZAGREB, Croatia — Only her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova remained out of reach. Otherwise, Mikaela Shiffrin had a satisfying return to competition at a floodlit slalom Tuesday after testing positive
Only her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova remained out of reach. Otherwise, Mikaela Shiffrin had a satisfying return to competition at a floodlit slalom Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus and missing two races last week. The American trailed winner Vlhova by five-tenths of a second in the first World Cup race of the calendar…