The previous race that Shiffrin completed a first run in slalom or giant slalom outside the top-30 times was in October 2012 at the season-opening GS at Soelden, Austria. Then, a 17-year-old Shiffrin wearing bib No. 41 had the 31st fastest time.

Shiffrin has a record 22 career World Cup wins in giant slalom, plus gold medals at the 2018 Olympics and 2023 worlds, yet raced cautiously Saturday and wore an expression of resi

New world champion Federica Brignone sent the home crowd wild by winning a women's alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Sestriere, Italy on Friday despite not training due to illness. US great Mikaela Shiffrin was targeting a record-extending 100th World Cup win.

Federica Brignone made it a giant slalom double at Sestriere after storming to her second straight World Cup victory on home snow after Mikaela Shiffrin failed to even qualify for