The women’s alpine World Cup moves on to Slovenia with a pair of giant slaloms in Kranjska Gora this weekend. And, the major story going into two days of skiing is the reemergence of American Mikaela Shiffrin, suddenly back on top coming off a career-defining slalom win Tuesday under the […]
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Gut-Behrami and Suter Mark the Return of Swiss Speed in St. Anton
Bettors who took Lara Gut-Behrami (+1200) to win her first super-G in nearly three years were rewarded for their prescience on Sunday as the Swiss speed specialist edged out Italian rival Marta Bassino by 0.16 seconds at Austria’s St. Anton am Arlberg. The victory gives Gut-Behrami her lucky 13th World […]
Women’s Alpine Skiing: Shiffrin Out, World Cup Super-G Wide Open at St. Moritz
American Mikaela Shiffrin won’t race Saturday as the women’s International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup resumes with a pair of super-Gs in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The winner of six World Cups (two downhill and four super-Gs) and the 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in super-G, Shiffrin says […]