BREAKING: Shiffrin Wins Opening Race in Are

By Published On: February 5th, 2019Comments Off on BREAKING: Shiffrin Wins Opening Race in Are

American Mikaela Shiffrin squeaked by Italian Sofia Goggia in the super-G Tuesday morning by two hundredths, making herself a first time World Champion in the super-G. Shiffrin, coming off of a two-win weekend in Maribor, Slovenia, has now tied Vreni Schneider for the record of most wins in a single season, at 14 total wins.

The top five in the field packed in 0.15 seconds behind Shiffrin, and Switzerland’s Corine Suter snuck into third, 0.05 hundredths behind Shiffrin, and o.o2 hundredths ahead of Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg.

Lindsey Vonn ran bib 16, just after Shiffrin, and tore through a red panel only a few gates below the start. Medical staff and course workers rushed over to assist her after she lost her right ski and tumbled into the safety netting. Vonn, never one to give up, shook off the fall, rose, and skied to the bottom of the course to thunderous applause, waving and smiling to her fans.

Her teammate, Laurenne Ross, also did not finish her run after tearing through a panel. She also rose and skied to the finish. Alice Merryweather finished in 22nd, coming from bib 37.

Stay tuned for full race coverage.

Vonn stands up after crashing in the super-G. She will race the final race of her career later this week at the World Championships in Sweden. Photo: GEPA pictures/ Andreas Pranter


Top 10

  1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA): 1:04.89
  2. Sofia Goggia (ITA): + 0.02
  3. Corine Suter (SUI): +0.05
  4. Viktoria Rebensburg: +0.07
  5. Nadia Fanchini (ITA): +0.14
  6. Ragnhild Mowinckel (NOR): +0.16
  7. Francesca Marsaglia (ITA): +0.24
  8. Ilka Stuhec (SLO): +0.26
  9. Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI): +0.48
  10. Federica Brignone (ITA): +0.54

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About the Author: Mackenzie Moran

Born and raised in Metro-Detroit, Michigan, Mackenzie grew up ski racing all over the Mitten.​ She moved out west in search of mountains and attended the University of Oregon, where she achieved degrees in Journalism and Environmental Science. She raced USCSA and was captain of the UO Alpine Ski Team.