Slovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates as she arrives at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021.
(AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)ZAGREB โ Shortly after winning the first women's World Cup slalom of 2021 on Sunday, Petra Vlhova kneeled with her face down, torn between relief and disbelief.
Leading after the first run, Vlhova thought she had squandered her chances in a rough final run with several mistakes on the deteriorating course.
After Vlhova and Shiffrin dominated women's slalom racing in recent years, Liensberger and Gisin seem to have closed the gap.
The women's World Cup continues with speed races in St. Anton, Austria, next weekend.