SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — A series of high-profile crashes in the previous Alpine skiing season throws a shadow over the start of the new World Cup campaign this weekend.
Many of the injured skiers have not sufficiently recovered yet.
But two giant slaloms on a glacier in Austria will open a pre-Olympic season that offers ski racing fans a lot to look forward to.
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Shiffrin caps injury-marred ski season with record-extending 60th win in slalom
American star Mikaela Shiffrin aims for three more victories to get her record-extending 100th career World Cup win.
Shiffrin says she feels “energized by people bringing up 100.”
