Mikaela Shiffrin Plans to Shift Focus From Slalom Races to Giant Slalo
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U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin is re-orienting herself in the alpine season beginning at the end of October. As the 31-year-old announced on Tuesday in the social media, she is focusing more on the giant goal race and the Super-G.
US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin wants to be shorter in the coming season. The reasons and what this will look like.
Mikaela Shiffrin plans to shift focus from slalom races to giant slalo
Two-time Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin will shift her focus from that discipline this season to turn more of her attention toward training for giant slalom and super-G events. The ski racer from Colorado announced her strategy
Mikaela Shiffrin plans to shift focus from slalom races to giant slalom, super-G events this season
Two-time Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin will shift her focus from that discipline this season to turn more of her attention toward training for giant slalom and super-G events.
Mikaela Shiffrin Plans Fewer Slaloms to Chase GS and Super-G
Image Credit: “What’s the Point, Presented by Stifel” Mikaela Shiffrin plans to race fewer slaloms in 2026-27 and devote more training time to giant slalom and super-G. Her current plan calls for her first slalom start at Killington, followed by selected races through the winter.
As the 31-year-old announced in a video on Tuesday, she focuses more on the giant goal race and the Super-G. For this, Shiffrin wants to significantly reduce the slalom pensum. She plans to skip the first slaloms of winter in Levi and Gurgl, the record World Cup winner explained. This is not a complete farewell to the slalom.
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