Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova used a frenetic finish on her final run to win the last women's World Cup slalom of the season Saturday, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed third.
Slovakia's Petra Vlhova won the final women's slalom of the Alpine skiing season in Andorra on Saturday as Mikaela Shiffrin finished third to tie another record and collect the World Cup champion's crystal globe.
Petra Vlhova’s experience shone through as she took victory from Leona Popovic in the last women’s World Cup slalom of the season at Soldeu, Andorra, while Mikaela Shiffrin was officially crowned the Slalom World Cup champion. Vlhova denied Popovic her first World Cup win, with the Slovakian emerging victorious in the 11th and final round of the campaign with a total time of 1:51.38 – just 0.43s ahead of her nearest opponent. Ad Having watched Popovic take the lead in the penultimate run of the day, Vlhova saved the best for last despite appearing in trouble at the top.
Marco Odermatt clinched victory in the final giant slalom World Cup race of the year to rack up a record-breaking season’s point total in Soldeu. The Swiss skier has compiled a total of 2,042 points this World Cup season, breaking Hermann Maier's record. Ad And in his final giant slalom test of the term, Odermatt claimed his seventh gold in a combined time of 2:19.64 and grabbed overall giant slalom victory in a feat he could not believe.
SOLDEU, Andorra — Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men's ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a season.
Mikaela Shiffrin tied Lindsey Vonn‘s female record with her 137th career Alpine skiing World Cup podium, taking third place in the slalom at the World Cup Finals in Andorra on Saturday.
Marco Odermatt broke a 23-year record as he claimed victory in the last men’s World Cup giant slalom of the season in Soldeu, Andorra. Odermatt’s win means he passes the all-time men's World Cup ski points record set by the great Hermann Maier in the 1999-2000 season. The highest overall points record belongs to Tina Maze, who claimed 2,414 points in 2013.
Norway won the season-ending mixed team Parallel World Cup title with a narrow victory over Switzerland in the final in Soldeu. Switzerland had fought back from 1-0 down in the four-race final only for Timon Haugan to sweep Norway to victory by virtue of a faster tie-break time.