(CNN) Slovakia's Petra Vlhova was crowned "Snow Queen" of Zagreb for the second straight year after claiming the World Cup slalom event as four-time winner Mikaela Shiffrin finished back in fourth. Vlhova powered down the second of her two runs under the floodlights for a combined time of 1 minute 59.05 seconds, edging out second-placed Katharina Liensberger of Austria by just five hundredths of a second. Switzerland's Michelle Gisin, who claimed her first slalom World Cup win in Semmering last week, completed the podium of Sunday's event. Shiffrin, who has only recently returned to the circuit after the unexpected death of her father Jeff last year, was seeking her fifth victory at the iconic venue, just outside the Croatian capital, but came up just short. A fine second run boosted the American's hopes, but first Gisin then the other podium finishers edged ahead, leaving her 0.27 seconds off the pace.

Source: CNN January 03, 2021 17:31 UTC