Shiffrin leads as Alpine ski season starts in Austria

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Mikaela Shiffrin led the first run of the women's giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, as the Alpine ski racing season began.

Mikaela Shiffrin led after the first run of the women's giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, on Saturday as the Alpine ski racing season started. The 31-year-old American skier recorded the fastest time down the Rettenbach glacier at 1 minute, 7.27 seconds. Sweden's Sara Hector was second, followed by Switzerland's Camille Rast.

Shiffrin's sixth World Cup overall title last season equalled the women's record set in the 1970s by Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Pröll. She has described this campaign as an 'exploration season' in which she will reduce her slalom races and focus more on giant slalom and super-G. The Olympic slalom champion has not won a giant slalom race in nearly three years, since December 2023, while her last super-G victory was in 2022.

Shiffrin had reduced her schedule in recent years following crashes in a downhill in Cortina in early 2024 and a giant slalom in Killington ten months later. Her career record includes 22 giant slalom victories, 73 slalom wins and 110 overall World Cup victories, all women's records.

Shiffrin leads as Alpine ski season starts in Austria — Image: Clickorlando

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Shiffrin leads giant slalom after first run as ski racing season starts in AustriaMikaela Shiffrin leads after the first run of the women’s giant slalom as the Alpine ski racing season starts in Sölden, Austria.Clickorlando · 24 Oct, 11:33
Shiffrin leads giant slalom after first run as ski racing season starts in AustriaMikaela Shiffrin leads after the first run of the women’s giant slalom as the Alpine ski racing season starts in Sölden, Austria.News4Jax · 24 Oct, 11:33

In this story: Mikaela Shiffrin · Sara Hector · Camille Rast · Annemarie Moser-Pröll · Sölden · Austria · Sweden · Switzerland

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