Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the women's World Cup slalom in Åre, Sweden, on March 15, 2026, securing her eighth victory of the season—equaling her own single-season record—and extending her overall World Cup lead. She beat rival Emma Aicher of Germany by 0.94 seconds, with Wendy Holdener of Switzerland third.
Åre, Sweden — Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States led the penultimate World Cup slalom of the season after the first run by 0.51 seconds over Germany's Emma Aicher. In sunny conditions for the second run, she clinched victory 0.94 seconds ahead of Aicher, who earned a career-best second in slalom. Switzerland's Wendy Holdener finished third, 1.00 second back, while Austria's Katharina Truppe dropped to fourth and Camille Rast to 10th.
This win marks Shiffrin's 72nd career World Cup slalom victory and 109th overall—both records—and follows her record ninth slalom discipline title clinched in January. Having focused on slalom and giant slalom this season (with two super-G starts), she leads the overall standings by approximately 130 points over Aicher, with four events left before the World Cup Finals in Norway. Each slalom win is worth 100 points; Aicher, with nine season podiums including three in speed events, remains a top challenger to Shiffrin's bid for a sixth overall title.
Post-race, Shiffrin said: "That was really amazing. I was pretty nervous and excited, but it was challenging to ski. I pushed really hard." Aicher replied: "Just standing here in contention is huge for me... But Shiffrin is still far ahead, so it's going to be very hard." Shiffrin praised her rival: "She has been the top contender across all disciplines."
Shiffrin has now won a record eight slaloms at Åre. She gained ground on Aicher after fifth in Saturday's giant slalom.
