Shiffrin tops ski rival Vlhova, adding 2nd slalom win to recent success in Austria

Mikaela Shiffrin didn't want to slow down, even after the race was over.

Having just beaten her biggest slalom rival in a women's World Cup night race on Tuesday, the American ski star was still in a hurry — to get in touch with her boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who was recovering from surgery.

"Now, I just want to call Alex. He should be trying to go sleep soon now. Just checking on him," Shiffrin said after sending her partner a text message from her phone.

Shiffrin celebrated an emotional win, edging out Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova in another gripping duel of their ongoing slalom rivalry.

It was Shiffrin's 94th career win and came nine days after she didn't finish the previous slalom in Slovenia while battling a cold, and two days after she visited her Kilde in a hospital in Switzerland following the Norwegian skier's crash in a downhill, in which he suffered a dislocated shoulder and a cut in his calf.

"It's just emotional. This is really emotional now. The last three days it feels I've lived a lifetime," Shiffrin said.

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The American ski star trailed Vlhova by 0.07 seconds after the first run but posted the second-fastest time in the final run to win the race by 0.27.

Olympic giant slalom champion Sara Hector was 1.11 behind in third for the Swede's first-ever podium in slalom.

"I'm really proud of this evening and very thankful for my whole team," said Shiffrin, who was in tears after the race that was attended by her brother Taylor and sister-in-law Kristi.

"The last days have been challenging and [my team has] been so supportive and helped me to see Alex."

The course for the final showdown was set by Magnus Andersson, the head