Mikaela Shiffrin of the US, in action during the first run of the women's FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, in Levi, Finnish Lapland , Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Shiffrin leads the race after the first run. (AP Photo /Lehtikuva, Markku Ulander) FINLAND OUT
Mikaela Shiffrin of the US, in action during the first run of the women's FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, in Levi, Finnish Lapland , Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Shiffrin leads the race after the first run. (AP Photo /Lehtikuva, Markku Ulander) FINLAND OUT
Slovenia's Tina Maze, in action during the first run of the women's FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, in Levi, Finnish Lapland , Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. (AP Photo /Lehtikuva, Markku Ulander) FINLAND OUT
Mikaela Shiffrin of the US, in action during the first run of the women's FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, in Levi, Finnish Lapland , Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Shiffrin leads the race after the first run. (AP Photo /Lehtikuva, Markku Ulander) FINLAND OUT
Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch, in action during the first run of the women's FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, in Levi, Finnish Lapland , Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. (AP Photo /Lehtikuva, Markku Ulander) FINLAND OUT
LEVI, Finland (AP) — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin won the World Cup slalom opener Saturday by more than a second ahead of reigning Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany.
The 18-year-old slalom world champion raced seamlessly at the top of the hill in the second run and overcame a mistake near the end to clock a combined time of 1 minute, 55.07 seconds.
Hoefl-Riesch was second, 1.06 seconds behind, and last year's overall World Cup champion Tina Maze of Slovenia was third, 1.61 back.
Shiffrin had led by half a second after the first run.
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