2019 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom explained

The women's giant slalom in the 2019 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved 8 events.

The battle for the discipline championship was waged between two skiers better known for their slalom prowess: Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States and Petra Vlhová of Slovakia. With only the World Cup finals in Soldeu on 17 March remaining, both women had posted three victories in the discipline to distance themselves from the two most recent champions in the discipline, Tessa Worley of France and Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany. But Shiffrin's two other podium finishes, which Vlhová couldn't match, had staked Shiffrin to a 97-point lead over Vlhová, which meant that all Shiffrin needed to do in the finals was finish in the top 15 (since only the top 15 score points in the finals).^[1] Instead, Shiffrin actually won the finals to decisively eliminate Vlhová, who finished third in the race.^[2]

The season was interrupted by the 2019 World Ski Championships, which were held from 4–17 February in Åre, Sweden. The women's giant slalom was held on 14 February.

Standings

	Skier									Total
	align=left bgcolor=ffcf40	*Mikaela Shiffrin*	60	50	100	45	100	100	60	100	615
2	align=left bgcolor=c0c0c0	Petra Vlhová	DSQ2	36	32	100	50	100	100	60	478
3	align=left bgcolor=cc9966	Tessa Worley	100	45	60	60	80	29	36	50	460
4	Viktoria Rebensburg	50	DNF2	80	80	45	DNF1	80	45	380
5		80	100	50	40	40	DNF1	50	DNF2	360
6	Ragnhild Mowinckel	45	80	45	29	DNF2	60	18	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	277
7		36	40	15	24	29	50	20	40	254
8	Stephanie Brunner	45	60	40	50	DNS	195
9	Marta Bassino	DNF1	24	18	26	60	36	24	DNF1	188
10	Ricarda Haaser	8	11	22	36	32	18	29	20	176
11	Frida Hansdotter	6	26	29	22	26	40	26	DNF1	175
12		15	29	16	20	DNQ	9	12	32	133
13		29	18	20	14	DNQ	14	15	22	132
14		13	DNF2	DNS	36	32	45	DNS2	126
15		DNF2	9	14	4	20	45	DNF1	29	121
16		32	14	DNF2	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	16	26	16	16	120
17	Eva-Maria Brem	7	14	DNQ	DNQ	7	15	40	36	119
18		11	32	36	32	DNS	111
19		DNS	DNF1	DNQ	DNF1	DNF2	15	80	95
20		10	DNQ	3	18	14	16	7	24	92
21	Katharina Truppe	14	DNQ	6	11	6	22	32	DNF2	91
22		DNQ	DNF1	13	16	DNF1	5	22	26	82
23	Adeline Baud Mugnier	22	22	26	8	DNS	78
24	Marie-Michèle Gagnon	DNQ	20	9	2	9	24	6	0	70
		DNS	DNQ	DNQ	22	20	10	18	70
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