体坛英语新闻：First World Cup Slalom in Slovakia won by Mikaela Shiffrin from USA

BRATISLAVA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Mikaela Shiffrin from the USA won the slalom competition of the Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup in Jasna in the Northern Slovakia on Sunday.

Shiffrin finished 2.36 seconds ahead of Wendy Holdener from Switzerland in second place. Slovakia's Veronika Velez-Zuzulova was third, 2.77 seconds behind the winner. It has been the first Alpine Skiing World Cup in Slovakia after 30 years attended by 17,000 visitors.

Tomorrow will take place also the giant slalom of the World Cup, which was postponed from Saturday because of bad weather condition like strong wind and fog.