Shiffrin trails Vlhova in 1st slalom run of record attempt

Published January 10, 2023 11:41 AM

By ERIC WILLEMSEN
Associated Press

FLACHAU, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin had the second-best time behind Olympic champion Petra Vlhova in the first run of a night slalom as the American goes for a record 83rd win on the women’s World Cup circuit. Shiffrin entered the race tied with fellow American Lindsey Vonn for the record with 82 wins each. She is 0.17 seconds behind Vlhova going into the second run. Shiffrin was the first skier to start and didn’t make any glaring errors on her way down the flood-lit Griessenkar course but Vlhova knew where to be careful and where to charge more after several other skiers struggled. Zrinka Ljutic of Croatia stood third 0.58 behind Vlhova.

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