Levi, Finland • Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova wasted no time in confirming her status as Mikaela Shiffrin's main rival for slalom success in the Olympic season.
At the first World Cup race in the discipline, Vlhova trailed Shiffrin by 0.21 on Saturday after the opening leg but used a near-perfect second run to finish in 1 minute, 49.98 seconds and edge the overall World Cup champion by 0.10.
"I feel great and I am really happy that I beat Mikaela because she is really strong and fast," Vlhova said.
Wendy Holdener of Switzerland was 1.