Vlhova wins slalom in Åre to reclaim overall lead

She led the overall for almost the entire season until Gut-Behrami’s recent success in speed events pushed her ahead.

“Of course I feel pressure but I know how to manage this pressure,” Vlhova said. “Every race is a lesson for me. … I’m trying to be perfect.”

Laurence St-Germain of St. Ferrwol-les-Neiges, Que., was 11th and Toronto’s Ali Nullmeyer was 12th.

Shiffrin, who stood second after the opening run, pulled off a major recovery after a big mistake in her second trip down.

Jeff Lackie, Shiffrin’s coach, set the second run, but that didn’t help the American when she lost control on the upper portion of the course.

“Even though there was a mistake I was still pushing a lot. It was still good skiing,” Shiffrin said.

“I’m more proud of this third than I am of some of the wins I’ve had in my career, because I felt like I earned it and I fought for it. You have to fight to the finish and I felt like I did that,” Shiffrin added.

The race was held under lights at dusk.

Vlhova also added to her lead in the slalom standings, where she’s up on Shiffrin by 85 points and Liensberger by 90 points.

Wendy Holdener and Lena Duerr finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Another slalom is scheduled for Saturday in Åre. Then the finals start in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

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Vlhova wins slalom in Åre to reclaim overall lead

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