United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the women's World Cup slalom event in Levi, Finland, on Saturday.
American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the first women's World Cup slalom of the season Saturday in Finland for her record-extending 98th career win. Laurence St-Germain, of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que., finished 2.25 seconds back of Shiffrin to land in 10th place.The Associated PressUnited States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the women's World Cup slalom event in Levi, Finland, on Saturday.
Lena Duerr of Germany dropped from second to third, 0.83 behind Shiffrin, and was the last skier to finish less than a second off the lead. On Saturday, Shiffrin initially extended her lead to a massive 1.25 seconds early in her final run before losing a few tenths. Shiffrin won both slaloms at the end of last season after her return from a knee injury following a downhill crash in January, clinching her eighth World Cup season title in the discipline.Shiffrin has triumphed a record eight times in the traditional season-opening slalom in Finnish Lapland, where the winner is given a reindeer as a prize."I felt strong and solid and good energy.
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