Mikaela Shiffrin started the women's World Cup slalom season in the same way she ended the previous one — with a clear victory.
Shiffrin defeated last year's winner, Petra Vlhova of Slovakia, by 0.58 seconds. Bernadette Schild of Austria, who posted the fastest second-run time, finished third, 0.79 off the lead.
It was Shiffrin's 33rd career victory in a slalom, leaving her two wins shy of the World Cup record held by Austria's Marlies Raich — Schild's older sister.
“I felt well,” said Shiffrin, who won seven of nine World Cup slalom events last season, including the final one in March by a massive 1.