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Written by Associated Press on December 30, 2020 For the first time since Lindsey Vonn’s retirement, the U.S. women’s ski team is no longer solely dependent on Mikaela Shiffrin for World Cup success. Shiffrin was responsible for all 34 American podium results on the women’s circuit in the past two seasons, but three months into the current campaign, two team members have scooped top-three results as well. Paula Moltzan finished runner-up in a parallel event in Austria in November, and Breezy Johnson added back-to-back third-place finishes in two downhills...

Swiss skier Michelle Gisin ends Mikaela Shiffrin-Petra Vlhova winning slalom streak Switzerland's Michelle Gisin gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) Gabriele Facciotti Switzerland's Michelle Gisin celebrates at the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) Gabriele Facciotti United States' Mikaela Shiffrin gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's...

AP) Mikaela Shiffrin held a 0.02 second lead after the first run of the women’s World Cup slalom under floodlights on Tuesday in Semmering, Austria, but finished third with Swiss skier Michelle Gisin winning by 0.02 seconds over second-place Katharina Liensberger, of Austria. Fellow Americans Nina O’Brien finished ninth, a career best; and Katie Hensien finished 27th, making it to the second run for the first time in a World Cup. Slovakian Petra Vlhova, who leads the overall and slalom World Cup standings, finished fourth. Vlhova remains atop the overall standings, followed by Gisin and S...

2020/12/29 23:50 United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. ... United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. ... United States' Mikaela Shiffrin spe...

Swiss skier Gisin ends Shiffrin-Vlhova winning slalom streak Slovakia's Petra Vlhova gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) December 29, 2020 - 11:45 AM SEMMERING, Austria - Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win on Tuesday, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a women’s slalom in nearly 19 years. Gisin trailed first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin by two-hundredths of a second but posted the second-fastest time in the final run as t...