Shiffrin Wins U.S Alpine Title At Sugarloaf
20-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin raced down the Narrow Gauge trail at Sugarloaf today faster than any competitor and claimed the U.S. Alpine Slalom Championship.
Shiffrin hails from Colorado. She is a gold medalist from the last olympics and won the World Cup slalom championship earlier this month in France.
Today in Maine, Shiffrin's first run time was 45.38 and second run time was 47.64. Her total time of 1.33.02 was four seconds faster than second place Paula Moltzan.
The men's and women's U.S. Alpine Championships continue through tomorrow at Sugarloaf Mountain.
1 2 6535237 SHIFFRIN, Mikaela USA 45.38 47.64 ` 2 6 539909 MOLTZAN, Paula USA 48.00 49.33 3 1 538284 MCJAMES, Megan USA 49.05 50.86 4 3 537792 DUKE, Hailey USA 48.64 51.43 5 7 539678 PETERSON, Foreste USA 49.51 52.08 6 5 539656 IDE, Maisie USA 50.56 51.07 7 18 6535193 HUNSAKER, Hannah USA 51.79 52.40 8 16 6535762 LORD, Madison USA 51.28 53.09 9 34 6535907 ENGLISH, Francesca USA 51.76 53.90 10 35 6535497 SKOVRAN, Alexandra USA 52.23 53.86