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Slovakia's Petra Vlhová denied rival Mikaela Shiffrin from making slalom history with another win in Zagreb in the event, winning her third successive race in the Croatian capital on the latest leg of the International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup.
Petra Vlhova earned her fourth win in five races this season, as Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the women's World Cup slalom after missing two races last week while in quarantine.
Slovak Petra Vlhova edged American Mikaela Shiffrin, making her return from Covid-19, in the women's World Cup slalom in Zagreb on Tuesday.
Liensberger overtakes Shiffrin to end 6-year Austrian drought ÅRE, Sweden – Katharina Liensberger ended Austria’s six-year wait for a women’s World Cup slalom victory on Saturday. In the last race before the World Cup Finals, Liensberger overtook first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin with a free-flowing final run, beating the American by 0.72 seconds. “I felt like flying, it was a flight from top to bottom,” Liensberger said. “I just gave it all. That’s really amazing. If there’s something you love and you put all your energy in it, you can really achieve it.” Shiffrin, who tur...
Vlhova wins slalom in à re to reclaim overall lead Petra Vlhova of Slovakia reacts after winning the women's slalom race of the FIS Ski Alpine World Cup in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via AP) March 12, 2021 - 10:59 AM à RE, Sweden - Petra Vlhova is back on course to become the first Slovakian to win skiingâs overall World Cup title. Vlhova defended her first-run advantage in a slalom to claim her 20th career victory on Friday. She moved 64 points ahead of Swiss rival Lara Gut-Behrami â who does not race slal...