The previous race that Shiffrin completed a first run in slalom or giant slalom outside the top-30 times was in October 2012 at the season-opening GS at Soelden, Austria. Then, a 17-year-old Shiffrin wearing bib No. 41 had the 31st fastest time.

Italy's Federica Brignone completed a women's World Cup giant slalom double in Sestriere on Saturday as U.S. ski great Mikaela Shiffrin failed to make the cut in the discipline for the first time since 2012.

New world champion Federica Brignone sent the home crowd wild by winning a women's alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Sestriere, Italy on Friday despite not training due to illness. US great Mikaela Shiffrin was targeting a record-extending 100th World Cup win.