87. Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom in Åre on Saturday by 0.92 seconds from Wendy Holdener. It was her 87th World Cup victory, one more than Ingemar Stenmark, whose 86 had stood since 1989. No skier, male or female, has won more.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikaela ShiffrinUSA | USA | 1:41.77 |
| 2 | Wendy HoldenerSUI | SUI | +0.92 |
| 3 | Anna Swenn-LarssonSWE | SWE | +0.95 |
| 4 | Paula MoltzanUSA | USA | +1.54 |
| 5 | Laurence St-GermainCAN | CAN | +1.59 |
Run one
Shiffrin had already equalled Stenmark’s record in Friday’s giant slalom on the same mountain. On Saturday she went 0.69 clear in the first run. Petra Vlhová, her main slalom rival, was 12th at half-time. Shiffrin had no one close enough to force her to take risks. For the rest of the field, the slalom was a race for second.
Run two
With 0.69 in hand, the second run is a test of discipline. Stay on line, keep the hands in front, don’t overcook the rhythm changes. Shiffrin extended the gap to 0.92. Holdener and Swenn Larsson, racing on home snow, were split by 0.03 for the other podium places. Moltzan was fourth, 0.59 off the podium. Three of the top five came from the USA, Sweden and Canada.
Numbers
- 87 World Cup wins, the all-time record.
- Back-to-back wins in Åre: GS on Friday (86), slalom on Saturday (87).
- 13 wins this season so far, and 885 points in the slalom standings.
- Overall, slalom and giant slalom globes already secured this winter.
- Three medals at the Méribel/Courchevel World Championships: slalom, giant slalom, super-G.
- Career: about 35 per cent of her starts won, close to 60 per cent finished on the podium.
She took the women’s record from Vonn in January at Kronplatz and the overall record from Stenmark in March. She has passed both with the finals in Soldeu still to come.