Slalom world champion Loic Meillard posted the fastest time and World Cup discipline leader Atle Lie McGrath skied out in the opening run of the final event of the classic Hahnenkamm weekend.

SCHLADMING, Austria, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Loic Meillard carved to victory in a floodlit World Cup giant slalom race on Tuesday as teammate Marco Odermatt finished just off the podium. Meillard trailed first-run leader Lucas Pinheiro Braathen by 0.

Shiffrin won for the seventh time in eight slalom races this year, clinching the crystal globe and stamping her place as Olympic favorite.

Mikaela Shiffrin has locked up the World Cup slalom title with two races to spare and became the first skier with nine season titles in one discipline.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Northern Italy hosts the best skiers across the globe annually for World Cup and world championships races. For 2026, it will welcome the world for the Olympic Games. For the first time,