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Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom title
Mikaela Shiffrin clinched her third straight World Cup slalom title in style Saturday with a victory at the season-ending finals
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Mikaela Shiffrin clinched her third straight World Cup slalom title in style Saturday with a victory at the season-ending finals.
Shiffrin, the Olympic and two-time world slalom champion, beat her only remaining challenger Frida Hansdotter of Sweden by 0.05 seconds to win her sixth race of the season and fifth in slalom.
The 20-year-old American had a commanding 90-point lead over Hansdotter going into the race, but stayed true to her attacking style rather than skiing safely to get into the points.
She raised the crystal globe aloft with her right as the crowd cheered.
Slovakia's Veronika Velez Zuzulova placed third and Slovenia's Tina Maze was fourth, picking up valuable points in her quest for the overall title.
She is 18 points ahead of defending champion Anna Fenninger, who is not a slalom specialist and finished 23rd.
Hansdotter was 0.07 quicker than Shiffrin after the first run and led the American looked set to win her second race of the season when she led the American by 0.34 seconds at the final time split of the second. However, she lost ground on the bottom section of the Roc de Fer course.
