Olympic champion Shiffrin takes record 8th slalom win of season but main rival Aicher is 2nd
ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-equaling eighth World Cup slalom of the season Sunday but her main rival in the overall standings was second to keep the pressure on the American star. Shiffrin dominated the last race before the World Cup Finals to beat Emma Aicher of Germany by 0. 94 seconds, with Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener a second off the pace in third. “That was really amazing. I was like pretty nervous, pretty excited, but in the end it was to a...
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- Mark DeRosa owns 'overly confident' WBC remark before Team USA's loss to Italy
- Texas Techs Christian Anderson strains a muscle on Big 12s new glass floor in loss to Iowa State
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- Verstappen sees 'a jungle' in F1 but still hopes for 'simple solutions'
- Caitlin Clark returns from injury to help US rout Senegal in qualifying tournament
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- Novak Djokovic falls to defending champ Jack Draper in 3 sets at BNP Paribas Open
- US gets the help it needs from Italy and advances to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals
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- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties Wilt's record and hits winning 3 as Thunder beat Nuggets 129-126
- Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team
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- No. 2 UCLA ends UConn run as unanimous No. 1 in women's AP Top 25, Texas moves up to No. 3
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- Port Vale, Southampton stun Premier League opponents in the FA Cup to advance to quarterfinals
- George Russell wins Formula 1's Australian GP as Mercedes goes 1-2
- Georgia Tech fires coach Damon Stoudamire following a 12-game losing streak to end his 3rd season
- WNBA sends CBA proposal to players as March 10 deadline nears, AP source says
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