2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's slalom explained

The women's slalom in the 2023 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of eleven events, including the final.^[1] The original schedule also called for eleven events, but a night slalom at Zagreb on 5 January was cancelled due to high winds and warm weather and not immediately rescheduled.^[2] However, a week later (12 January), the race was rescheduled as a second slalom at Špindlerův Mlýn on 28 January, accompanied by a shift of the giant slalom scheduled there that day to Kronplatz on 25 January.

The season was interrupted by the 2023 World Ski Championships in the linked resorts of Courchevel and Méribel, France from 6–19 February 2023. Although the Alpine Skiing branch of the International Ski Federation (FIS) conducts both the World Cup and the World Championships, the World Championships are organized by nation (a maximum of four skiers is generally permitted per nation), and (after 1970) the results count only for World Championship medals, not for World Cup points. Accordingly, the results in the World Championship are highlighted in blue and shown in this table by ordinal position only in each discipline. The women's slalom was held in Méribel on 18 February.

Season summary

After setting an all-time World Cup record by finishing in the top 3 in a discipline 30 times without ever recording a race win in that discipline, Wendy Holdener of Switzerland won both the third and fourth slaloms of the year to finally end that streak.^[3]

However, after the first 8 races, Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States, who had won five of them and finished second in two others, led the season standings by 175 points. Holdener was in second place, and defending discipline champion Petra Vlhová of Slovakia was 20 points further back in third. In the ninth race, Shiffrin finished second by 0.06 seconds, but she clinched the season title in the discipline with a 255-point lead over Holdener and Vlhová with just two races to go.^[4] In the next slalom at Åre, Sweden, Shiffrin's victory was her 87th World Cup victory, surpassing the all-time record of 86 set by Swedish technical specialist Ingemar Stenmark in the 1970s-1980s.^[5] Meanwhile, Holdener held off Vhlová by 25 points to claim second.

The World Cup finals in women's slalom took place on Saturday, 18 March 2023, in Soldeu, Andorra, which previously hosted the finals in 2019. Only the top 25 skiers in the World Cup slalom discipline and the winner of the Junior World Championship, plus any skiers who have scored at least 500 points in the World Cup overall classification for the season, were eligible to compete in the final, and only the top 15 earned World Cup points.

Standings

align=right bgcolor=FFEBCD	Venue										WC
	Skier													Total
	align=left bgcolor=ffcf40	Mikaela Shiffrin	100	100	45	80	100	100	80	100	80	②	100	60	945
2	align=left bgcolor=d1d1d1	Wendy Holdener	45	80	100	100	45	50	50	60	DNQ	DNF2	80	45	655
3	align=left bgcolor=db781b		60	60	50	60	50	80	100	50	20	⑤	DNF2	100	630
4	Lena Dürr	50	50	3	32	60	DNQ	60	80	100	③	40	18	493
5	Anna Swenn-Larsson	80	DNF1	100	40	40	60	DNF2	40	50	DNF2	60	DNF2	470
6	Leona Popović	26	40	29	13	22	26	DNF2	36	45	⑰	32	80	349
7	Paula Moltzan	DNF1	DNF2	DNQ	45	80	DNF1	45	45	32	DNS	50	0	297
8	Ana Bucik	40	20	36	22	32	45	DNF1	26	9	⑨	29	DNF2	259
9	Sara Hector	36	45	26	DNQ	24	DNF1	DNF2	20	22	⑦	20	50	243
10	Hanna Aronsson Elfman	29	24	24	50	29	DNF2	36	32	DNF1	⑩	DNF2	16	240
11	Katharina Truppe	16	10	60	14	20	DNF2	22	24	16	⑱	14	26	222
12	Zrinka Ljutić	DNF2	36	16	36	40	DNF1	DNF2	2	60	DNF2	DNF1	DNF1	190
13	Franziska Gritsch	6	DNQ	32	DNF1	18	36	11	29	40	⑬	DNF1	DNF2	172
14		32	26	20	DNQ	DNQ	20	26	11	DNQ	⑬	6	29	170
15	Martina Dubovská	20	13	9	26	26	DNF1	DNF1	10	13	DNS2	15	36	168
16	Laurence St. Germain	DNQ	29	DNQ	5	DNF1	18	9	16	36	①	45	DNF2	158
17	Ali Nullmeyer	18	14	18	24	15	DNF2	24	12	DNQ	⑫	9	22	156
18	Michelle Gisin	DNF1	15	5	7	11	10	18	13	29	DNS2	13	32	153
19	align=left		24	32	DNF2	18	DNQ	0	40	9	5	⑳	10	DNF2	138
20	Jessica Hilzinger	15	DNQ	DSQ1	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	9	16	32	DNQ	10	DNF2	11	40	133
21	Mina Fürst Holtmann	24	22	6	29	0	DNF2	DNF1	4	4	④	18	20	127
22	Amelia Smart	4	DNQ	15	DNQ	16	32	14	1	11	㉔	DNQ	24	117
23	Emma Aicher	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	12	24	29	3	18	㉑	24	DNF1	110
24	Maria Therese Tviberg	DNF1	DNF2	40	2	3	32	DNF1	DNF1	26	DNS2	DNF2	DNF1	103
25	Camille Rast	9	DNQ	8	DNQ	7	40	12	6	8	㉗	7	DNF1	97
26	Elena Stoffel	DNQ	DNQ	11	15	DNQ	16	16	15	6	DNS	16	DNF2	95
27	Nastasia Noens	5	DNQ	22	DNQ	13	22	13	5	DNQ	⑮	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	80
28	Mélanie Meillard	DNF1	DNQ	14	DNQ	DNQ	13	DNF2	DNQ	7	DNS	36	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	70
29	Nicole Good	DNF1	12	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	22	DNQ	DNS	22	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	67
30	Katharina Huber	12	DNQ	DNF1	DNF1	8	DNF2	15	7	24	⑪	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	66
31	Aline Danioth	13	3	DNF1	20	5	DNF2	20	DNF1	3	⑥	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	64
	Neja Dvornik	8	16	12	DNF1	DNF1	14	DNF1	14	DNQ	㉑	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	64
	Andrea Filser	7	20	4	16	6	9	DNF2	DNQ	2	㉜	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	64
34	Marta Rossetti	DNQ	DNQ	13	DNF1	DNQ	12	10	DNQ	14	㉓	12	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	61
35	Anita Gulli	0	8	DNF1	DNF2	DNQ	DNF1	DNQ	18	16	㉟	0	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	42
36	Cornelia Öhlund	DNQ	9	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	DNF1	DNF1	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	26	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	35
37	Lara Della Mea	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12	⑧	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	24
38	Marie Lamure	DNQ	11	DNQ	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNF1	DNQ	DNQ	⑯	DSQ2	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	22
39	Chiara Mair	11	DNF1	10	DNF1	DNF1	DNS	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	21
40	Kristin Lysdahl	DNQ	6	DNF2	DNF1	DNQ	12	DNF1	DNQ	DNQ	⑲	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	18
41	Asa Ando	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF1	DNQ	DNF1	DNQ	8	DNQ	㉘	8	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	16
42	Katie Hensien	DNQ	5	DNF1	DNQ	10	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF1	㉖	DNF1	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	15
	Marie-Therese Sporer	15	DNF1	DNF1	DNQ	DNQ	DNF1	DNQ	DNQ	DNF1	DNS	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	15
44	Moa Boström Müssener	DNQ	DNF1	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	DNF1	14	DNF2	DNF1	DNS	DNF1	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	14
	Ava Sunshine	10	4	DNF1	DNF1	DNQ	DNF1	DNF1	DNQ	DNQ	DNF2	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	14
46		DNQ	DNQ	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	11	DNQ	DNF1	DNF1	DNQ	1	DNS	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	12
47	Clarisse Brèche	DNS	11	DSQ1	DNQ	DNS	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	11
48	Federica Brignone	DNS	7	DNS	7
	Chiara Pogneaux	DSQ1	7	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	㉕	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	7
50	Lara Colturi	DNQ	DNF1	DNF1	6	DNF1	DNF1	DNF1	DNS	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	6
51	Lisa Hörhager	DNS	4	DNF1	DNF1	DNS	DNF1	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	4
	Zoe Zimmermann	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	DNF1	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	4	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF1	DNS	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	4
53	Charlie Guest	DNF2	DNF1	DNQ	DNQ	3	DNS	㉛	DNF1	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	3
	Lucrezia Lorenzi	DNS	3	DNQ	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	bgcolor=palegreen	NE	3
	References	^[6]	^[7]	^[8]	^[9]	^[10]	^[11]	^[12]	^[13]	^[14]	^[15]	^[16]	^[17]

Legend

• • • • DNQ = Did not qualify for run 2
• DNF1 = Did not finish run 1
• DSQ1 = Disqualified run 1
• DNF2 = Did not finish run 2
• DSQ2 = Disqualified run 2
• DNS2 = Did not start run 2
  • • • • ^[18]

See also

• 2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's summary rankings
• 2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's overall
• 2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's downhill
• 2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's super-G
• 2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom
• World Cup scoring system

External links

• Alpine Skiing at FIS website

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIS CALENDAR & RESULTS - World Cup Women SL. fis-ski.com. 29 January 2023.
2. News: Mikaela Shiffrin's record quest on hold with slalom canceled . . . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023.
3. News: Holdener's wait for a slalom victory is finally over . . 27 November 2022 . 18 December 2022.
4. Web site: Mikaela Shiffrin must wait for World Cup record win 86 but takes slalom title . . . 29 January 2023 . 29 January 2023.
5. News: Mikaela Shiffrin breaks Alpine skiing World Cup wins record. OlympicTalk. NBC Sports. 11 March 2023. 11 March 2023.
6. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Levi Women's SL (FIN). FIS. 19 November 2022.
7. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Levi Women's SL (FIN). FIS. 20 November 2022.
8. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Killington Women's SL (USA). FIS. 27 November 2022.
9. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Sestriere Women's SL (ITA). FIS. 10 December 2022.
10. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Semmering Women's SL (AUT). FIS. 29 December 2022.
11. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Zagreb Women's SL (CRO). FIS. 4 January 2023.
12. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Flachau Women's SL (AUT). FIS. 10 January 2023.
13. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Špindlerův Mlýn Women's SL (CZE). FIS. 28 January 2023.
14. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Špindlerův Mlýn Women's SL (CZE). FIS. 29 January 2023.
15. Web site: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Courcheval Méribel Women's SL (FRA). FIS. 18 February 2023.
16. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Åre Women's SL (SWE). FIS. 11 March 2023.
17. Web site: Audi FIS Ski World Cup Grandvalira Soldeu - El Tarter Women's SL (AND). FIS. 18 March 2023.
18. Web site: Official FIS women's season standings . FIS. 11 March 2023.