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Mikaela Shiffrin wins third straight World Cup race

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Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the site of her first World Cup podium and notched her 36th World Cup win, dominating a slalom in Lienz, Austria, on Thursday.

She prevailed by a comfortable .89 of a second over two runs for her third straight victory and fifth in 11 starts this season.

Swiss Wendy Holdener was second, followed by Swede Frida Hansdotter.

Full results are here. Shiffrin led by 1.14 seconds over Hansdotter after the first run.

Shiffrin tied retired German speed racer Katja Seizinger for seventh on the World Cup women’s career wins list.