LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — U.S. slalom star Mikaela Shiffrin raced to her first World Cup downhill victory Saturday at Lake Louise.
Racing in her fourth career downhill, the 22-year-old Olympic and world slalom champion finished in 1 minute, 27.55 seconds to edge Germany's Viktoria Rebensberg by 0.13 seconds.
"The biggest thing is I'm learning about the mentality to ski well in downhill and ski the way that I want to," said Shiffrin, third Friday in the opening downhill.
"I've skied here a couple times now, so I felt Lake Louise was a really good opportunity for me because I have some experience on the track.