Petra Vlhova crowned 'Snow Queen' as Mikaela Shiffrin takes fourth

Slovakia's Petra Vlhova was delegated "Snow Queen" of Zagreb for the second consecutive year subsequent to guaranteeing the World Cup slalom occasion as four-time champ Mikaela Shiffrin completed back in fourth. 

Vlhova shut during the time of her two runs under the floodlights for a consolidated season of 1 moment 59.05 seconds, pushing out second-put Katharina Liensberger of Austria by only five hundredths of a second. 

Switzerland's Michelle Gisin, who asserted her first slalom World Cup win in Semmering a week ago, finished the platform of Sunday's occasion. 

Shiffrin, who has as of late got back to the circuit after the startling demise of her dad Jeff a year ago, was looking for her fifth triumph at the notorious scene, simply outside the Croatian capital, however came up short. 

A fine second run supported the American's expectations, however first Gisin then the other platform finishers edged ahead, leaving her 0.27 seconds off the speed. 

The "Snow Sovereign" race, named after Croatia's four-time Olympic victor Janica Kostelic, proceeded notwithstanding last Tuesday's 6.4 size seismic tremor, which had its focal point only 50 km from the Sljeme Mountain site. 

Vlhova has combined her lead in the general World Cup and individual slalom standings with her eleventh vocation triumph, yet recognized it had been a nearby run thing with conditions intense for the later starters on the subsequent run. 

"Today was a truly intense day and specifically the second round however I discovered something and pushed more before the completion," she told Eurosport. 

"At the point when I saw I was just the eleventh quickest in the subsequent run, I thought I was without a doubt out of the platform, however then the green light appeared and I could barely handle it." 

Three-time World Cup generally champion Shiffrin has been focusing on her supported specialized occasions since her return, guaranteeing her 67th win in the Courchevel monster slalom a month ago. 

Sunday's race was her 6th in slalom without a triumph, however she demanded "things are going a decent way" in just her 6th race back after her all-encompassing break. 

Shiffrin won two golds at the last big showdowns in 2019 however presently can't seem to choose whether to shield her Super-G crown at the following month's titles in Cortina, Italy, having done minimal explicit preparing in the speed occasions. 

Yet, with the three platform finishers in Zagreb in fine structure and with Shiffrin getting back to her best the stage is set for a fight illustrious for awards in the slalom and monster slalom races at the titles.