'Itching' for Change: Shiffrin Cuts Back Slaloms This Season
- On Tuesday, 31-year-old American Mikaela Shiffrin announced her upcoming winter campaign will be an "exploration season," shifting training focus away from slalom to prioritize giant slalom and super-G events.
- Following a dominant campaign, Shiffrin secured her second Olympic slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Games and earned her ninth World Cup discipline title, tying her sixth overall career title.
- Explaining her motivation, Shiffrin said, "I'm not trying to do less because I care less," adding that racing slalom underprepared would be like "jumping into a giant blender."
- The season begins October 24 in Soelden, Austria, with Shiffrin expecting her first slalom appearance during Thanksgiving weekend in Killington, Vermont; she also intends to continue hosting her podcast, "What's the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin."
- By prioritizing curiosity over strict medal targets, Shiffrin aims to sustain her long-term career while exploring new competitive disciplines and managing the physical demands of the World Cup tour.
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At the age of 30, Shiffrin adds six large glass balloons, including 2026, the prize given to the skier who gets the highest score in the overall absolute ranking of the entire campaign. In addition, he has the feriolera of nine small balloons in the slalon, the most technical discipline, where he has proved almost unbeatable during the last course. "I plan to participate in less slalons this season," said the star of Vail, Colorado, in a long me…
'Itching' for change: Shiffrin cuts back slaloms this season
"I'm planning to race less slalom this season," Shiffrin said on Instagram. "Not necessarily no slalom! Right now, the plan is Killington (end November) as my first slalom and a few others throughout the season." At 31, the Milan-Cortina Olympic slalom champion and 2026 overall World Cup winner aims to give her career fresh momentum. "I love the process of getting better," said the US ski great who holds the record for World Cup victories with 1…
American alpine ski star Mikaela Shiffrin, who has won 73 World Cup stage victories in slalom during her career, plans to focus on giant and super-giant slalom in the new season.
The American makes sure to feel a «curiosity in giant slalom and super-G».
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin to switch focus away from slalom in ‘exploration’ season
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Three-times Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin intends to race less slalom next season, and concentrate more on giant slalom and super-G, with the American describing the new campaign as "an exploration". Shiffrin won her second Olymp...
Even outside, little reminds of the upcoming ski-Alpin season. But already at the end of the month, the stars can be seen again on the slopes. Starting on 24 October in Sölden. With Emma Aicher, the DSV puts a favorite on the overall World Cup. For them there is now a gratifying news from the USA.
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