United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.
All rights reservedSEMMERING ā Mikaela Shiffrin held a slim lead after the opening run of womenās World Cup slalom Tuesday, putting Petra Vlhovaās five-race winning streak in danger.
All 28 World Cup slaloms since January 2017 have been won by either Shiffrin, who triumphed 19 times, or Vlhova.
Shiffrin is after her second win since returning to the circuit in November from a 10-month break.
The American won this race the last two times it was held, in 2016 and 2018.