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Shiffrin's Semmering Slalom Win Stands After Safety Outcry and Late Course Change

Race jury deemed her extended inspection not punishable, leaving the result in place.

Overview

  • The American won the women's slalom at Semmering for her 106th World Cup victory and fifth slalom win of the season.
  • She said the piste was beyond acceptable and unsafe for later starters, with about 40 of 79 racers finishing the first run.
  • Before the final, the original setting was adjusted following her complaint that the course set did not comply with the rules.
  • Shiffrin said only she and two others viewed the altered gates in person, while other starters were shown a video of the change.
  • Reports said the Swiss and Austrian federations considered protesting but did not, and the jury ruled her inspection overrun carried no penalty.