- American takes giant slalom at Soelden for 70th career win
- Shiffrin edges Lara Gut-Behrami by .14 for 13th GS victory
- Skier joins Ingemar Stenmark, Lindsey Vonn in 70-win club
Mikaela Shiffrin won the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom in Soelden on Saturday, beating world champion Lara Gut-Behrami in a close fight for her 70th career victory.
The American three-time overall champion sat .02 behind Gut-Behrami after the opening leg but put in another clean run in the second to edge her Swiss rival by .14.