Finally, a first for Holdener

Wendy Holdener’s lengthy wait for a slalom victory came to an end on Sunday although the Swiss skier had to share top spot with Anna Swenn Larsson. Mikaela Shiffrin was bidding for a sixth consecutive win in Killington, Vt., and the American was fastest in the first run but finished fifth, 0.59 seconds behind the winning duo. It was Holdener’s first slalom win after finishing 30 times on the podium for the unwanted record of most World Cup podium finishes without a win in the discipline.