Slovakian Skier Vlhova Wins World Cup Slalom. Shiffrin Straddles Gate as Teammate Hurt Finishes 3rd

Slovakia's Petra Vlhova (C), winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, celebrates with second-placed Germany's Lena Duerr (L) and third-placed from the U.S, a native of Truckee, Calif., A.J. Hurt, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on Jan. 7, 2024. Giovanni Maria Pizzato/AP Photo

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia—For a change, the American skier on a slalom podium is not called Mikaela Shiffrin.

American teammate AJ Hurt used a blistering second run to finish third in a women’s World Cup race Sunday, after Shiffrin failed to finish the opening leg.