The women's slalom in the
2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of 9 events, as planned.
The battle for the season championship turned into a three-way contest between defending discipline champion
Petra Vlhová
Petra Vlhová (born 13 June 1995) is a Slovak FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer who specialises in the technical events of Slalom skiing, slalom and giant slalom. Vlhová won the World Cup overall title in 2021 a ...
from Slovakia, six-time discipline champion
Mikaela Shiffrin
Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine skier who has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history (men or women) and is considered one of the greatest alp ...
from the US, and Austrian newcomer
Katharina Liensberger, who (at 23) was only two years younger than her established rivals. Going into the finals in
Lenzerheide
Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.
Th ...
, Switzerland, after wins by Vlhová and Liensberger in back-to-back slaloms in
Ã…re
Åre () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpe ...
, Sweden, Vhlová had a 22-point lead on Liensberger and a 37-point lead on Shiffrin, with everyone else at least 180 points behind. However, in the season final, Liensberger posted the fastest time in both heats to defeat Shiffrin, who finished second, and win both the race and the season championship for the discipline. Liensberger thus became the first Austrian woman to win this discipline since
Marlies Schild
Marlies Raich (née Schild, born 31 May 1981) is a retired Austrian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical disciplines of Slalom skiing, slalom and giant slalom. Schild won four Alpi ...
in 2011.
The season was interrupted by the
2021 World Ski Championships, which were held from 8–21 February in
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the ...
, Italy. The
women's slalom was held on 20 February 2021 (and was also won by Liensberger).
Standings
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*DNS = Did not start
*DNF1 = Did Not Finish run 1
*DNQ = Did not qualify for run 2
*DNS2 = Did not start run 2
*DNF2 = Did Not Finish run 2
*DSQ1 = Disqualified run 1
*DSQ2 = Disqualified run 2
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See also
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's summary rankings
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's overall
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's downhill
The women's downhill in the 2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of seven events. The original schedule had called for eight downhills, but (as discussed below) the World Cup finals race was canceled.
2018 discipline champion Sofia Goggi ...
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's super-G
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's parallel
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World Cup scoring system
References
External links
Alpine Skiingat
FIS website
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Women's slalom
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's slalom discipline titles