Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova has taken a slim lead over Mikaela Shiffrin in the opening run of the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season
Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova has taken a slim lead over Mikaela Shiffrin in the opening run of the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season.
Vlhova edged the three-time overall champion by 0.13 seconds on Saturday as the duo looked set to continue dominating the discipline.
All 20 World Cup slaloms since January 2017 have been won by either Shiffrin (16) or Vlhova (4).
Another win Saturday would be Shiffrin’s record 41st in the discipline. The American currently shares the all-time best mark in slalom with Sweden’s standout Ingemar Stenmark.
Vlhova was 0.32 behind Shiffrin at the second check point but found a smoother line going over a roll into the steep part of the Levi Black course.
Katharina Truppe of Austria was 0.99 behind in third, while the rest of the field had to make up more than 1.3 seconds in the second run.
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