The floodlights are set to blaze over Flachau, Austria, as the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women’s slalom takes center stage in one of the circuit’s most electric night races. Mikaela Shiffrin, the undisputed queen of the discipline and two-time Olympic champion, arrives hungry to reclaim the top spot after a rare second-place finish in Kranjska Gora — her first non-win in slalom this season.
The American superstar, currently dominating the slalom standings with 580 points (well ahead of Switzerland’s Camille Rast at 362), leads the overall World Cup rankings too at 823 points. Fresh off extending her historic career tally to 106 World Cup victories with a stunning comeback win in Semmering, Shiffrin is chasing her sixth slalom triumph of the 2025/26 campaign. Flachau holds special magic for her — she’s podiumed in nearly every visit, with multiple wins on the demanding Hermann Maier course.
But the pressure is on: Rast, the slalom world champion, snapped Shiffrin’s six-race winning streak last time out and knows how to conquer Flachau, having taken victory here last year. This penultimate slalom before the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics (slalom set for February 18) could preview an epic Olympic duel between the two tech titans.
Schedule (CET):
First run: 17:45
Second run: 20:45
Expect drama under the lights, roaring crowds, and razor-sharp gates as Shiffrin aims to light up the scoreboard once more. The countdown is on — will the GOAT extend her legacy, or will Rast strike again?
Tune in for the spectacle! Who’s taking the crown tonight?
