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Shiffrin extends World Cup overall lead in rare start in super-G won by 35-year-old Curtoni
- On Mar 8, 2026, Mikaela Shiffrin moved closer to a sixth career World Cup overall title by scoring points in a rare super-G start while Emma Aicher did not finish.
- Shiffrin's rare super-G start came in her second such race in over two years, beginning with bib No. 31 a half-hour after Aicher surprisingly skied out.
- The home team benefited from a surprise podium as Asja Zenere, 29, placed third in her 50th start, after never finishing better than ninth before her race Sunday.
- Shiffrin's eight points extended her overall lead to 125 with six races left, while Emma Aicher can no longer top the discipline standings after not finishing in Val di Fassa.
- The season-long super-G duel remains set for March 22, 2026 at Kvitfjell, Norway, where Goggia's lead over Robinson was cut to 63 points with 100 on offer.
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Shiffrin steps up, Robinson and Goggia to battle for super-G title
U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin boosted her overall World Cup lead with a rare super-G appearance on Sunday as closest rival Emma Aicher failed to score and Elena Curtoni completed a triumphant week for Italy on home snow in Val di Fassa.
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The Straits TimesAlpine skiing-Shiffrin steps up, Robinson and Goggia to battle for super-G title
March 8 : U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin boosted her overall World Cup lead with a rare super-G appearance on Sunday as closest rival Emma Aicher failed to score and Elena Curtoni completed a triumphant week for Italy on home snow in Val di Fassa.Shiffrin, the most successful skier in World Cup histor
Results of the women's super-G in Val di Fassi and the standings in the Alpine Skiing World Cup.
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