18 hours ago · COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin finished 10th in a World Cup slalom race on her injury comeback on Thursday, with Croatian racer Zrinka Ljutic winning in style under floodlights at Courchevel. The 21-year-old Ljutic has won three of the past four slaloms. She was 1.26 seconds ahead of Sweden’s Sara Hector and 1.28 clear of ...

20 hours ago · Item 1 of 3 Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Slalom - Courchevel, France - January 30, 2025 Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. in action during the first run REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

From Courchevel, Shiffrin travels to Saalbach, Austria, for world championships, where she plans (so far) to compete in the giant slalom and slalom on February 13 and 15, respectively. Right now, she does not plan on entering the team combined—a new event where one team member races a downhill run in the morning, and another does a slalom run ...

18 hours ago · In her first race after being away from competition for two months, the U.S. alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the slopes and finished in 10th place Thursday (30 January) at the FIS World Cup slalom in Courchevel, France. Croatia’s Zrinka Ljutic won the race in 1:45.06, while Sweden’s Sara Hector, the Beijing 2022 …

18 hours ago · Mikaela Shiffrin finished 10th Thursday in a World Cup slalom race in Courchevel, France, marking her return to the top-tier alpine skiing circuit after two months out due to injury.

18 hours ago · Shiffrin said before Courchevel. “That entirely depends on whether I can get the proper GS preparation between Courchevel and world champs to be ready for return to GS racing, in enough time to also consider cutting that prep block shorter to start world championships earlier with team combined.” ...

16 hours ago · Mikaela Shiffrin placed 10th in the slalom in Courchevel, France on Thursday night, her first World Cup race in two months. Gabriele Facciotti/AP photo Normally, Mikaela Shiffrin probably wouldn’t be too thrilled to find herself at the back of the top 10.

20 hours ago · Mikaela Shiffrin resumed her quest for a milestone 100th World Cup win on Thursday in Courchevel, France where she was in fifth place following the opening run of the slalom event two months after ...

1 day ago · For Mikaela Shiffrin, Courchevel is for comebacks.. The French slope was the site of her first victory after her dad’s death. “It helped me realize that even though my life might never be the same, that doesn’t mean it’s not worth it,” Shiffrin said while reflecting on her emotional GS win on Dec. 14, 2020 during a 30-minute video press conference on …

Jan 23, 2025 · Her first race back will be the slalom in Courchevel, France. “It’s going to be a little bit nerve-wracking, to be honest,” Shiffrin told the Associated Press.