SKIING: Shiffrin roars back to win Semmering World Cup slalom

Mikaela Shiffrin recovered from a tentative first run to deliver a precise second performance under the floodlights, securing victory in the women's World Cup slalom in Semmering, Austria, on Sunday.

After the opening run, Shiffrin was in fourth place, trailing the leader by over half a second. She came back strongly in the second run, beating Switzerland’s Camille Rast by 0.09 seconds, while Albania’s Lara Colturi claimed third place.

The win marked Shiffrin's 106th World Cup victory and her sixth consecutive slalom triumph, five of them this season alone.

"It was a really hard day," Shiffrin said. "The conditions were tough, and it was a big fight. The pressure was on, but I managed to deliver the best run I could."

The 30-year-old, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, will be among the favorites at next year’s Winter Games in Milano Cortina.

Tommy Lund in Gdansk; editing by Ed Osmond/Reuters