American alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin skidded out of control about five seconds into the opening run of the Olympic slalom event on Wednesday and is out of the event.
After experiencing the sting of having her Olympic dream snatched away four years ago in South Korea, Canada's Meryeta O'Dine got her chance at redemp.
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) Petra Vlhova cemented her status as the leading female slalom skier of the season with her fifth win from six races on Sunday with just a month to go before the Olympic race in Beijing.
LIENZ, Austria (AP) Defending overall champion Petra Vlhova built a slim lead in the opening run of a women’s World Cup slalom on Wednesday, positioning herself for a third win in the discipline this season.