OlympicTalk · Mar 18, 2017
Mikaela Shiffrin edged out in World Cup Finals slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin was beaten for just the third time in 10 slaloms this season, edged out by .24 at the World Cup Finals in Aspen, Colo., on Saturday.
Shiffrin, the Olympic and world slalom champion, took second to Slovakian Petra Vlhova. Swede Frida Hansdotter was third. Vhlova was fastest in both runs, while Shiffrin was third-fastest in both runs.
Shiffrin already had the season overall and slalom titles wrapped up before Saturday’s race.
Earlier Saturday, Austrian Marcel Hirscher won the World Cup Finals giant slalom by .53. Hirscher, who already clinched his record sixth straight World Cup overall title, finished first or second in all eight giant slaloms this season.