Mikaela Shiffrin closes on overall World Cup title after record slalom win

American wins eighth slalom race of World Cup season Shiffrin has 140-point lead over Germany’s Emma Aicher Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-equaling eighth World Cup slalom of the season on Sunday but her main rival in the overall standings was second to maintain pressure on the American star. Shiffrin dominated the last race before the World Cup finals in Norway to beat Germany’s Emma Aicher by 0.94 seconds, with Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener a second off the pace in third....

By Associated Press