"The women were blessed with a bluebird day today, November 23, setting the stage for some great racing after yesterday's exciting men's race, which resulted in a rather unexpected podium. While the women's podium was less of a surprise, it wasn't any less thrilling to watch. Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her 103rd victory in Gurgl, dominating especially the second run of the women's Slalom in Gurgl, Austria."
"Slalom races are held in two runs, with the combined time counting. The fastest 30 skiers from run 1 qualify for run 2 and earn the all-important FIS points, which are even more significant leading into the Winter Olympics. Run 1 was set by Mikaela Shiffrin's tech coach Janne Haarala, who joined Shiffrin's team for the 2023-24 season. Previously, Haarala was with the Norwegian women's technical team and the Finnish team as head coach."
"Wendy Holdener in bib 1 set the pace for run 1 with a time of 54.70 seconds. Germany's Lena Dürr was calm and controlled-she is, after all, one of the most reliable skiers in Slalom-but her run lacked the aggression to beat the Swiss skier. Likewise, Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic and Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson could not endanger Holdener's lead, crossing the finish 0.72 seconds and 1.15 seconds, respectively, behind the leader."
Mikaela Shiffrin secured her 103rd career victory in the women's slalom at Gurgl, delivering a particularly dominant second run. Nineteen-year-old Lara Colturi of Albania and Switzerland's Camille Rast joined the podium, repeating their breakthrough results from the previous season at Gurgl. Slalom format uses two runs with combined times; the top 30 from run 1 advance and secure FIS points that matter for Olympic qualification. Run 1 was set by Janne Haarala, Shiffrin's tech coach for 2023–24, who previously coached in Norway and Finland. Early pace was set by Wendy Holdener, followed by solid runs from Lena Dürr, Zrinka Ljutic, and Anna Swenn Larsson.
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