As the 2022 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships slalom champ Mikaela Shiffrin entered the gates, the competitors alerted themselves. The 58th edition of the iconic World Cup season has kicked off in the Finnish slopes. Among the top participants, the alpine skiing GOAT was the most rooted for. However, the ski world can’t say the same now.

The 28-year-old Slovakia-born technical events specialist has come with her finest routine this year. Recalling last year’s blow, Petra Vlhova had her eyes set on the slalom title this time. Getting defeated by Shiffrin and being just 0.20s away from the win, the skier faced trouble in accepting the outcome. But this year, the results assert a dream-come-true moment for her. Having said so, the queen of slopes has a podium finish too.

Mikaela Shiffrin has a podium finish

After having embraced that “Slalom is good for the soul”, the 2x Olympic champion girded up for the post-injury display. Though the left knee bruise was not a major concern, it may not have healed completely as well. Levi is that holy place where Shiffrin had missed only two podium finishes out of 13 appearances.

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Moreover, she clinched sixth slalom victories in the same venue, proving her prowess time and again. Unfortunately, her 100th career win run missed the second opportunity after a wobbly Giant Slalom run. But her third finish, with a total score of 54.21, gave her a position behind the German alpine skier Lena Durr.

So, at the end of run 1, Petra Vlhova stands on top with 53.79, Lena Durr stands with 53.97 on second and Shiffrin on third. However, the queen of slopes has faced another blow after the second run.

With nothing to deter Shiffrin, the bronze medal clinched effortlessly

Petra Vlhova stands atop the podium with the World Cup slalom title, the first of the season. After her training crash threw a shadow on her probable win, the 28-year-old finished 1.70 behind the winner. However, her bruised left knee may have been the reason for her downfall, but the other contenders were tough this time.

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With this win, Vlhova earned herself 20 World Cup slaloms besides her Olympic slalom win. Shiffrin said, “Last week, we did a really good job to push into a kind of training in the gym, trying different things, different loading. By Thursday, I was able to do a full intensity training session.”

Though her win is still pending, the other skiers are giving tough competition this time. But the GOAT is the GOAT, and she’s determined to return with a stronger routine next time around.

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