Mikaela Shiffrin finished third after a disappointing second slalom run in Semmering
SEMMERING (AUSTRIA) – American Mikaela Shiffrin failed to capitalise on her first-run lead in the World Cup slalom at Semmering on Tuesday, finishing third after a floodlit second run.
Swiss rival Michelle Gisin grabbed a surprise victory with a combined time of 1min 42.05sec as Austrian Katharina Liensberger came second at 0.11sec and Shiffrin slipped to third, 0.57sec off the pace.
Petra Vlhova finished fourth but retained the overall World Cup lead. Vlhova and Shiffrin had won the past 28 World Cup slalom races between them.
“I have stopped a series of wins from two giants, and it’s my first world Cup win in eight years, so I feel amazing,” said all-rounder Gisin.
The victory marks the 27-year-old Gisin’s first World…
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