Mikaela Shiffrin explained, at the end of last October, she “take(own) winter step by step ». After being sidelined from the slopes for weeks last season due to a serious abdominal injury, the American skier wanted it “concentrate on every race”without thinking too much about the Milan-Cortina Olympics (6-22 February 2026), a major event in the coming months.
But a week after finishing on the podium in the giant Sölden (Austria), the native of Vail, Colorado, was already sending a signal to the competition, by dominating the slalom in Levi, Finland, on Saturday, November 15. Already leading well at the end of the first lap, she beat Albania’s Lara Colturi, relegated to 1sec 66, and Germany’s Emma Aicher (+2sec 59).
Winning nine times in her career at “Black,” the name of the Lappish track where the event took place, Mikaela Shiffrin won her 102nd.e World Cup win – his 65the in slalom –, further improving the record of absolute wins on the circuit that he has held since February 23.
The Ski World Cup continues on Sunday with the men’s slalom, still in Levi.
