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Mikaela Shiffrin led the women’s giant slalom event after the first run on Saturday at Sölden, Austria, with a time of 1 minute and 7 seconds. Sara Hector from Sweden was second, followed by Camille Rast of Switzerland. This marks the start of the Alpine ski racing season. Shiffrin aims to focus more on giant slalom and super-G this year after winning her sixth World Cup overall title last season, tying Annemarie Moser-Pröll’s record.

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Mikaela Shiffrin led after the first run of the women's giant slalom on October 24, 2026, at Sölden, Austria, marking the start of the Alpine ski racing season. The American star posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds, ahead of Sweden’s Sara Hector and Switzerland’s Camille Rast. Shiffrin, who turned 31 in June 2026, has not won a giant slalom race since December 2023 and her last super-G victory was in 2022. This season, she plans to focus more on giant slalom and super-G while reducing her participation in slalom races, which she previously dominated with 73 wins. Her career includes 110 World Cup overall victories, equalling the women's record set by Annemarie Moser-Pröll. Shiffrin has scaled back her schedule following crashes in a downhill race and a giant slalom event in recent years, aiming to explore new challenges this season.

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But the Olympic slalom champion has called this campaign an “exploration season” in which she will reduce her slalom races and focus more on giant slalom and super-G. The 31-year-old hasn’t won a giant slalom race in nearly three years, going back to December 2023, while her last super-G victory was in 2022.

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🔮 But the Olympic slalom champion has called this campaign an “exploration season” in which she will reduce her slalom races and focus more on giant slalom and super-G. The 31-year-old hasn’t won a giant slalom race in nearly three years, going back to December 2023, while her last super-G victory was in 2022.

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SOLDEN, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin led after the first run of the women’s giant slalom on Saturday as the Alpine ski racing season started in Sölden, Austria. asserted

season → lead → Sölden

Sweden’s Sara Hector was next, followed by Camille Rast of Switzerland. asserted

Hector → follow → Switzerland

Shiffrin’s sixth World Cup overall title last season equaled the women’s record set in the 1970s by Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Pröll. asserted

title → equal → Pröll

victory → call → 2022

Shiffrin used to race and win in all disciplines, but she had reduced her schedule in recent years after she endured terrifying crashes in a downhill in Cortina in early 2024 and a GS in Killington 10 months later. asserted

she → use → Killington

Her 22 career victories in giant slalom remain the women’s record, as are her 73 wins in slalom and 110 wins overall. asserted

wins → remain → slalom

Shiffrin leads giant slalom after first run as ski racing season starts in Austria

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