Katharina Liensberger ended Austria’s six-year wait for a women’s World Cup slalom victory on Saturday, overtaking first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin with a free-flowing final run and beating the American star by 0.72 seconds in Åre, Sweden.
Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom on Saturday to go top of the discipline standings with one race remaining. Canadians Erik Read and Trevor Philp finished 16th and 19th, respectively.
To make the Olympics, the Iroquois Nationals, strong competitors in other international venues, will have to prove to the International Olympic Committee that they represent a sovereign nation distinct from Canada or the United States.