Shiffrin wins 1st race after six-week injury layoff to lock up World Cup slalom season title

ARE, Sweden — Mikaela Shiffrin made a triumphant return to the Alpine skiing World Cup after a six-week injury layoff Sunday, dominating the season’s penultimate slalom for career win 96 and locking up her record-equaling eighth season title in the discipline. Racing for the first time since hurting her left knee in a downhill crash … Read more

Mikaela Shiffrin preparing to return from downhill crash at slalom race in Sweden this weekend

Mikaela Shiffrin’s return from her downhill crash is still on schedule for this weekend in Sweden, though the American standout might only enter one of the two World Cup races at the resort in Are. “Mikaela is improving in slalom and feels that the slalom race is still realistic, but the GS (giant slalom) is … Read more

Shiffrin straddles gate as Slovakian skier Vlhova takes lead in 1st run of women’s World Cup slalom

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Mikaela Shiffrin straddled a gate and didn’t finish the first run of a women’s World Cup slalom Sunday, with Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova leading the race. Racing in falling snow, Shiffrin trailed her main rival by 0.47 seconds at the first checkpoint before the American’s left ski went the wrong side … Read more