Mentally strong Vlhova has no doubts she can beat Shiffrin


MIKAELA Shiffrin heads into tomorrow’s slalom as many observers’ favourite but her closest challenger, Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova (pic), says she now has the self-belief needed to end the American’s dream.

Vlhova has won five times in slalom on the World Cup circuit this season and has 17 career victories in the discipline but has never beaten Shiffrin in a world championship or Olympics slalom.

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