ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Mikaela Shiffrin was in a world of her own on Saturday, extending her unbeaten record in slalom gold medal events.
The 2014 Olympic champion won her specialist event at a third straight ski world championships, and by a huge margin of 1.64 seconds.
Still aged just 21, the American star was nerveless, ruthless and stylish, turning a first-run lead of 0.38 over the home fans’ favorite Wendy Holdener into a rout. Frida Hansdotter of Sweden was third, trailing by 1.75.
“It happened almost as perfect as it could have,” Shiffrin said. “That was the way I imagined myself skiing the course.