Mikaela Shiffrin's slalom win streak is over after second-place finish
- - Mikaela Shiffrin's slalom win streak is over after second-place finish
Nancy Armour, USA TODAYJanuary 4, 2026 at 6:50 AM
0
Mikaela Shiffrin’s winning streak is over.
Shiffrin finished second in the slalom on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, the first time she’s been beaten in her signature discipline this World Cup season. Shiffrin had won the first five slalom races this season, and six including the World Cup finals last season.
Shiffrin was 0.14 seconds behind Camille Rast of Switzerland. When Rast crossed the finish line Sunday, Shiffrin gave a big smile and then greeted Rast with a hug.
It was Rast’s second win in as many days following her victory in the giant slalom Saturday, and cuts into Shiffrin’s lead in the overall standings. Shiffrin leads Rast by 120 points now, down from 195 at the end of last weekend.
Rast has cemented herself as Shiffrin’s main rival in slalom these last two weeks. Shiffrin needed one of the most impressive comebacks of her career last weekend to extend her win streak, erasing a 0.54-second deficit to Rast after the first run to win by 0.09 seconds.
View this post on Instagram
Source: “AOL Sports”
