{"id":2183699,"date":"2026-10-07T12:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2183699"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:06:59","slug":"mikaela-shiffrin-declares-2026-27-as-season-of-exploration-with-fewer-slalom-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2183699","title":{"rendered":"Mikaela Shiffrin Declares 2026-27 as \u2018Season of Exploration\u2019 With Fewer Slalom Races"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mikaela Shiffrin training in Chile. | Image: Mikaela Shiffrin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mikaela Shiffrin is changing her approach to the 2026-27 World Cup season, planning to race fewer slaloms while putting more focus on Giant Slalom and Super-G.<\/strong> The 31-year-old American announced the change on Tuesday, October 6, on her podcast What\u2019s the Point<\/em> social media channels, calling the upcoming winter a \u201cseason of exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shiffrin has been one of the few all-rounders on the World Cup circuit for many years.<\/strong> In the 16 years of her career, she has been one of the very few athletes to have podiumed in all Alpine disciplines: 99 slalom podiums, 44 Giant Slalom podiums, 10 Super-G podiums, and seven downhill podiums. While most ski racers dream of winning just one race, Shiffrin has won 73 times in slalom, 22 times in Giant Slalom, five times in Super-G and four times in downhill races. Some skiers will compete across all disciplines but her ability to be a podium contender across all four disciplines has set Shiffrin apart for more than a decade.<\/p>\n