Three storylines for the Olympic women’s Alpine skiing season ahead of Saturday’s World Cup opener in Soelden, Austria …
1. Second time would be sweeter for Mikaela Shiffrin
Shiffrin certainly deserved last year’s World Cup overall title, awarded to the skier who accumulates the most points across all disciplines, but she was quoted in Austrian media this month intimating that it wasn’t wholly fulfilling.
That’s because the previous overall winners — Swiss Lara Gut, Austrian Anna Veith, Lindsey Vonn and Slovenian Tina Maze — all raced partial seasons due to injuries.