2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's slalom

2026 Women's Slalom World Cup
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The women's slalom in the 2026 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is scheduled to consist of ten events, including the final.[1] The season began with the traditional "reindeer" opening race in Levi, Finland on 15 November 2025,[2] to be followed by a race in Gurgl, Austria. The third slalom will take place in the United States during the first World Cup visit to Copper Mountain (Colorado) for the women since 1999, after which the remainder of the races will be held in Europe, including a return to the slopes of Czechia's Špindlerův Mlýn on 25 January 2026 for the first time in three years.[2]

The season will be interrupted for the quadrennial 2026 Winter Olympics in three regions in Italy – Milan, the Stelvio Pass, and Cortina d'Ampezzo— from 6 to 22 February 2026.[3] The Alpine slalom for women is scheduled to take place on the Col Drusciè course at Cortina d'Ampezzo, which is the traditional slalom course there.[4] The championship in women's slalom is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 18 February.

Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the discipline during the season, clinching the season title (her record ninth in slalom) before the end of January.

Season summary

Due to injuries to their most prominent challengers, last season came down to a battle between Zrinka Ljutić of Croatia, now 21, and 2021 discipline champion Katharina Liensberger of Austria, now 28, which went to Ljutić. However, two 30-year-olds--two-time discipline champion Petra Vlhová of Slovakia (who missed all of last season with an injury suffered in January 2024 and will not return until midway through the season) and eight-time discipline champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States (who missed much of last season with a serious puncture wound (but still won four races in her limited appearances, giving her an all-time record of 101 World Cup wins)--are expected to return at full strength, which definitely creates uncertainty about the season's outcome.

And, indeed, in the season opener at Levi, Finland, Shiffrin showed a complete return to her previous form, posting the fastest time in both runs, blowing out the field by over a second and a half (with Lara Colturi of Albania, who was celebrating her 19th birthday, second), and winning her ninth reindeer for victory at Levi.[5] The next weekend in Gurgl, Austria, Shiffrin again dominated, defeating second-place Colturi by 1.23 seconds.[6] A week later, after the World Cup events had moved to North America for two weeks -- first at Copper Mountain, about a 30-minute drive from Shiffrin's hometown of Edwards, Colorado, Shiffrin continued her dominance, winning her third straight slalom, once again by over a second and a half (over Lena Dürr of Germany), with Colturi almost two seconds back in third.[7]

After the World Cup season returned to Europe, Shiffrin's slalom domination remained unchanged, as she won the next race, a night slalom in Courcheval, France, by over 1.5 seconds once more, boosting her lead in the discipline standings to 180 points after just four races in the discipline.[8] Two weeks later, the last slalom during 2025 was also a night slalom, and the first run took place on a mild afternoon that destroyed the course, with only 40 of the 77 starters even being able to finish due to all the damage . . . and times almost six seconds behind first-run leader Camille Rast of Switzerland, who had finished second in the previous day's giant slalom by .14 seconds and now held over a half-second lead on Shiffrin in fourth, still qualified for the second run.[9] Although conditions for the second run (three and a half hours later) were better, 6 of the 30 racers nevertheless failed to finish, and 2 others were so far behind (over 8.5 seconds) that they did not earn any points; Rast, however, posted the second-best time for the second run . . . but failed to win, by .09 seconds this time, because Shiffrin closed with a great finishing run that beat Rast by .63 seconds, thus keeping Shiffrin undefeated for the season.[9] The next week, the first weekend of 2026. the same two skiers dominated at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, but this time Rast narrowly bettered Shiffrin in each run to win by 0.14 seconds and break Shiffrin's season-long slalom winning streak, while the next-best skier (Rast's teammate Wendy Holdener) finished over a second and a half (actually 1.83 seconds) behind.[10]

A little over a week later, at a night slalom in Flachau, Austria, the top two after both runs were American, with Shiffrin winning and Paula Moltzan second -- maintaining a statistic that no American woman other than Shiffrin has won a World Cup slalom since Lindsey Vonn in 2009, and leaving Shiffrin with a 268-point lead in the discipline over Rast (who finished fourth), with only 300 possible points remaining for the season.[11] That weekend, Vhlová announced that, after two years of recovery, she had finally been cleared to return to competitive skiing, and she hoped to compete enough to be ready to defend her 2022 slalom title in the Olympics.[12] However, Vhlová chose not to return at Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechia, the last slalom before the Olympics, and Shiffrin repeated her early-season dominance, posting the fastest time on both runs, beating runner-up Rast by 1.67 seconds and the rest of the field by over two seconds, and (with a 288-point lead with only two races remaining) clinching the season crystal globe in the discipline (her record ninth in slalom, for the moment one better than Lindsey Vonn's eight in downhill).[13]

Finals

The World Cup finals in the discipline are scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 on the Olympialøypa course at Hafjell, near Lillehammer, Norway.[14] Only the top 25 skiers in the World Cup slalom discipline and the winner of the 2026 FIS Junior World Championships in the discipline, plus any skiers who have scored at least 500 points in the World Cup overall classification for the season, will be eligible to compete in the final, and only the top 15 will earn World Cup points.

Standings

Venue
15 Nov 2025
Levi
23 Nov 2025
Gurgl
30 Nov 2025
Copper Mountain
16 Dec 2025
Courchevel
29 Dec 2025
Semmering
4 Jan 2026
Kranjska Gora
13 Jan 2026
Flachau
25 Jan 2026
Špindlerův Mlýn
18 Feb 2026
Cortina d'Ampezzo
15 Mar 2026
Åre
24 Mar 2026
Hafjell
# Skier Finland Austria United States France Austria Slovenia Austria Czech Republic Italy Sweden Norway Total
United States Mikaela Shiffrin 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 100 780
2  Switzerland  Camille Rast 16 60 26 80 80 100 50 80 492
3  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener 32 50 50 36 40 60 45 45 358
4 Austria Katharina Truppe 15 40 36 50 45 45 60 50 341
5 Albania  Lara Colturi 80 80 60 DNF1 60 DNF1 32 DNF1 312
6 United States Paula Moltzan 50 45 32 45 DNF2 50 80 DNF2 302
7 Sweden Anna Swenn-Larsson 24 26 45 40 DNF2 29 40 40 244
8 Germany Emma Aicher 60 29 DNF2 60 DNF1 32 DNF2 60 241
9 Germany Lena Dürr 50 36 80 DNF2 14 24 DNF2 26 230
10 Sweden Sara Hector 24 32 29 DNF2 DSQ2 18 36 29 168
11 France Marion Chevrier 29 16 11 29 18 9 12 24 148
12 Austria Katharina Huber 15 22 20 DNF2 DNF1 15 26 36 134
13 Sweden Cornelia Öhlund 13 DNF1 DNQ 24 36 16 DNF1 36 125
14 Italy Lara Della Mea DNQ 13 8 32 0 40 24 DNQ 117
15 Austria Katharina Liensberger 26 DNF1 40 DNF1 50 DNS 116
Latvia Dženifera Ģērmane 10 18 DNS 26 26 36 DNF1 DNS 116
17  Switzerland  Eliane Christen DNQ 6 12 12 29 8 29 15 111
18 Austria Katharina Gallhuber 7 20 24 DNF1 20 10 5 18 104
19 Canada Laurence St-Germain DNS 24 16 20 22 DNF1 9 DNS 91
20  Switzerland  Mélanie Meillard 9 DNF1 14 14 15 22 DNQ 15 89
21 Croatia Zrinka Ljutić 40 DNF2 DNF1 DNF1 32 DNF1 7 DNF2 79
22 France Marie Lamure DNQ 8 DNF2 10 DNF2 11 22 22 73
23 Italy Martina Peterlini DNS DNQ 11 16 26 15 4 72
24 Sweden Hanna Aronsson Elfman 12 11 13 9 10 7 DNF1 9 71
25 France Caitlin McFarlane 20 DNF1 22 DNF2 DNF1 DNF1 12 16 70
26 Austria Lisa Hörhager 8 12 DNF1 22 DNS DNS1 18 DNF1 60
27 Austria Natalie Falch DNQ 5 DNS 13 24 DNF1 14 DNQ DNS 56
28 Slovenia Ana Bucik Jogan 11 DNQ DNQ 16 DNF1 DNQ 16 12 55
29 Japan Asa Ando 5 15 7 15 DNF2 DNQ DNF1 DNS1 42
30 United States Nina O'Brien DNF1 DNF2 5 DNQ DNQ 12 20 DNF2 37
31 Slovenia Neja Dvornik 36 DNS1 DNS NE 36
32  Switzerland  Anuk Brändli DNQ 10 4 18 DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 DNS 32
Sweden Estelle Alphand DNF2 DNF2 DNQ DNF2 12 14 DNF2 6 DNS 32
34 Norway  Bianca Bakke Westhoff 18 DNF1 DNF1 DNF2 DNF2 DNF1 DNQ 13 31
35 Norway  Thea Louise Stjernesund DNQ DNS 18 DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 DNS 7 25
36  Switzerland  Aline Höpli DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF1 11 DNQ 13 DNQ DNS 24
37  Switzerland  Aline Danioth DNQ DNQ 15 DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 6 DNQ DNS 21
38 United States AJ Hurt DNF1 DNF2 DNS 20 DNF1 DNF2 20
United States Liv Moritz DNQ DNF1 DSQ1 DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNQ 20 DNS 20
40 Italy Emilia Mondinelli 4 DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNF1 4 DNF1 11 DNS 19
41 Austria Franziska Gritsch DNQ 14 DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNQ DSQ1 DNS 14
Canada Amelia Smart DNQ DNQ 6 8 DNF1 DNQ DSQ1 DNQ 14
Norway  Mina Fürst Holtmann DNF2 7 DNF2 7 DNF1 DNQ DNS DNQ 14
44 Andorra Carla Mijares Ruf DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNF1 13 DNQ DNF1 DNF1 13
Italy Giulia Valleriani DNQ DNF1 DNS DNQ DNF1 13 DNQ DNQ DNS 13
46 Czech Republic Martina Dubovská DNQ DNS DNF1 DNQ DNQ 10 10
 Switzerland  Nicole Good DNQ DNF1 10 DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNS 10
Canada Ali Nullmeyer DNQ DNF1 DNS1 DNS 10 DNS 10
49 Germany Jessica Hilzinger DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNF1 DNS 9
Japan Chisaki Maeda DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ DNF1 DNS 9
Croatia Leona Popović DNQ 9 DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNQ 9
52 France Doriane Escané DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNS 8 8
Slovenia Nika Tomšič DNS DNF1 DNS DNF1 DNF1 8 DNQ 8
54 Sweden Moa Landström DNS 6 DNF1 DNS DNS 6
Hungary Zita Tóth 6 DNF1 DNS DNQ DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNS 6
56 Canada Justine Lamontagne DNS 5 DNS 5
Italy Beatrice Sola DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNF1 5 DNF1 DNS 5
58 Finland Rosa Pohjolainen 3 DNF1 DNS DNF1 DNS DNF1 DNS 3
Israel Noa Szőllős DNQ DNS DNQ 3 DNF2 DNS 3
60 Austria Leonie Raich DNS DNQ DNF1 2 DNF1 DNS 2
61 United States Elisabeth Bocock DNS DSQ1 DNQ DNF1 1 DNF1 DNF1 DNS 1
62 Italy Giorgia Collomb DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNS DNF1 DNS 0
 Switzerland  Janine Mächler DNS DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 DNS 0
France Chiara Pogneaux DNS DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNS 0
United States Katie Hensien DNS DNF1 DNQ DNS 0
France Clarisse Brèche DNS 0
Slovakia Petra Vlhová DNS 0
References [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Legend

  •   Winner (100 points)
  •   2nd place (80 points)
  •   3rd place (60 points)
  • DNQ = Did not qualify for run 2
  • DNF1 = Did not finish run 1
  • DSQ1 = Disqualified run 1
  • DNF2 = Did not finish run 2
  • DSQ2 = Disqualified run 2
  • DNS2 = Did not start run 2
  •   Did not start (DNS)
  •   Not eligible for finals (NE)
  •   Race canceled (x)
  •   FIS non-World Cup race (Olympics)
  • R# = Rescheduled (make-up) race
  • Updated on 25 January 2026, after race 8.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIS CALENDAR & RESULTS - World Cup Women SL". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Audi FIS Ski Women's World Cup 2025/26 Initial Schedule" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 12 June 1015. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Winter Olympic Games: Milano Cortina 2026". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Milano Cortina 2026: Bormio". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ^ Associated Press (15 November 2025). "US ski star Shiffrin dominates 1st World Cup slalom of Olympic season for career win 102". AP News. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. ^ dpa (23 November 2025). "Superstar Shiffrin claims dominant slalom victory in Gurgl". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  7. ^ Associated Press (30 November 2025). "Shiffrin wins slalom on home Colorado snow to remain perfect in the Olympic season". AP News. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  8. ^ Associated Press (18 December 2025). "Mikaela Shiffrin's slalom domination reaching new heights during the Olympic season". AP News. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b "'This is not OK': Shiffrin wins sixth straight slalom but rips 'unsafe' course". The Guardian. 28 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  10. ^ AFP (4 January 2026). "Beaten Shiffrin 'in awe' as Rast claims Kranjska Gora double". KTBS. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  11. ^ Stern, Macklin (13 January 2026). "Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup night slalom in Flachau, Paula Moltzan runner up". NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  12. ^ AFP (17 January 2026). "Vlhova cleared to race, eyes Olympic slalom title defense". France 24. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  13. ^ Associated Press (25 January 2026). "Mikaela Shiffrin sets record in her win in last slalom before Olympics". NBC News. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  14. ^ "FIS Alpine Meeting: Focus on Athlete Safety and Season Outlook". fis-ski.com. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Levi Women's SL (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Gurgl Women's SL (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Copper Mountain Women's SL (USA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Courchevel Women's SL (FRA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Semmering Women's SL (FRA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  20. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kranjska Gora Women's SL (SLO)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Flachau Women's SL (AUT)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  22. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Spindleruv Mlyn Women's SL (CZE)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  23. ^ "Official FIS women's season standings". FIS. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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