Shiffrin Cruises To 38th World Cup Win
ZAGREB, Croatia (Jan. 3, 2018) – Mikaela Shiffrin once again proved she is not only the best skier in the world, but arguably the best athlete in the world with the 2018 Olympic Winter Games just five weeks away.
With another dominating display of speed and skill, Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) rolled to her 38th career FIS Ski World Cup victory in Wednesday’s slalom in Zagreb, Croatia. It was her eighth World Cup victory this season, and she extended her overall World Cup lead to 571 points over Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg, who did not compete Wednesday. Shiffrin also leads the overall World Cup slalom and downhill standings.
“I’m really excited to race, race, race, race!” said Shiffrin who has won three of the last four World Cup races in the past eight days. “It’s a tough period for the tech girls, but it’s cool to be part way through it now and feel like I have good momentum and just try to keep it going through the rest of the season.”
Shiffrin cruised to a 1.41-second first run lead and extended it to a 1.59-second margin of victory over Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener, who finished second, and Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter in third. Fellow American Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, Wyo.) was 14th.
With Wednesday’s victory, Shiffrin was crowned the Snow Queen for the third time in her career as she also won the crown in 2015 and 2013.
Up next, the women head to Kranjska Gora, Slovenia for giant slalom and slalom events Jan. 6-7, then to Flachau, Austria for a night slalom on Jan. 9. The men race the Zagreb night slalom Thursday.
RESULTS
Women’s slalom
HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
Jan. 4
6:45 a.m. – Men’s slalom, run 1; Zagreb – olympicchannel.com
10:00 a.m. – Men’s slalom, run 2; Zagreb – Olympic Channel TV
Jan. 6
3:30 a.m. – Women’s giant slalom, run 1; Kranjska Gora – olympicchannel.com
4:30 a.m. – Men’s giant slalom, run 1; Adelboden – olympicchannel.com
6:00 a.m. – Women’s giant slalom, run 2; Kranjska Gora – NBCSN
7:30 a.m. – Men’s giant slalom, run 2; Adelboden – olympicchannel.com
10:00 a.m. – Men’s giant slalom, run 2; Adelboden – Olympic Channel TV (same day delay)
Jan. 7
3:30 a.m. – Women’s slalom, run 1; Kranjska Gora – olympicchannel.com
4:30 a.m. – Men’s slalom, run 1; Adelboden – olympicchannel.com
6:00 a.m. – Women’s slalom, run 2; Kranjska Gora – NBCSN
7:30 a.m. – Men’s slalom, run 2; Adelboden – olympicchannel.com
Mikaela Shiffrin skied to a 1.41-second first run lead at the FIS Ski World Cup slalom in Zagreb, Croatia Wednesday. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Christophe Pallot)
Mikaela Shiffrin was crowned Snow Queen for the second time in her career after winning Wednesday’s FIS Ski World Cup slalom Zagreb, Croatia. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Christophe Pallot)
Mikaela Shiffrin cruised to her 38th FIS Ski World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia Wednesday. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Christophe Pallot)
Despite snowfall at the top of the course, Mikaela Shiffrin extended her winning margin in the second run of Wednesday’s FIS Ski World Cup slalom in Croatia. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Christophe Pallot)
Wendy Holdener of Switzerland finished second, Mikaela Shiffrin won her 38th career World Cup, and Frida Hansdotter of Sweden was third in Wednesday’s World Cup slalom in Zagreb, Croatia. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Christophe Pallot)
