US ski star Shiffrin leads World Cup slalom after 1st run and closes in on career win No. 99 United States' Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
Austria's Katharina Liensberger speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, celebrates with second-placed Albania's Lara Colturi, left, and third-placed Switzerland's Camille Rast, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin crosses the finish line of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin concentrates ahead of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin starts an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
Albania's Lara Colturi celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
Switzerland's Wendy Holdener speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
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United States' Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Gurgl, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)