2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's slalom explained

The women's slalom in the 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup involved 6 events, although there were 9 originally scheduled.

Defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin from the United States was leading the discipline standings by 80 points after 5 events when her father Jeff suffered what proved to be a fatal head injury at the start of February, and Shiffrin immediately left the tour to return home to Colorado, which eventually caused her to miss the remainder of the season.^[1] Slovakian skier Petra Vlhová won the next event in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, to move 20 points ahead of Shiffrin with three events remaining.^[2]

But all of the final three events were cancelled. First, the slalom scheduled for Ofterschwang, Germany was canceled due to lack of snow and a bad forecast. Then the finals, scheduled for Saturday, 21 March in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] And finally, the one remaining slalom, scheduled in Åre, Sweden, for which Shiffrin had planned to return, was canceled due to COVID infections being detected among the skiers.^[4] Thus, the current leader in each discipline -- in this case, Vlhová -- automatically became the season winner of the crystal globe for that discipline.^[5]

Vlhová thus won the discipline title for the first time.

Standings

	Skier										Total
	*Petra Vlhová*	DNF2	80	80	100	100	100	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	460
2	Mikaela Shiffrin	100	100	100	80	60	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	440
3		36	40	50	60	45	45	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	276
4	Wendy Holdener	80	DNF2	DSQ2	50	50	80	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	260
5		50	60	DNF1	45	80	DNF2	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	235
6	Nina Haver-Løseth	45	45	12	40	36	50	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	228
7		60	DNF1	13	36	40	60	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	209
	Michelle Gisin	40	29	60	22	29	29	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	209
9		15	50	45	12	DNF2	7	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	129
10	Chiara Mair	DNQ	22	15	16	32	40	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	125
11	Emelie Wikström	24	15	8	26	7	36	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	116
12		13	11	36	32	22	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	114
13		DNF1	24	16	29	5	32	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	106
14		DNQ	26	18	20	20	20	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	104
15		26	6	40	6	6	DNF2	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	84
	Mina Fürst Holtmann	22	9	32	10	DNF1	11	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	84
17		DNQ	16	6	15	18	26	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	81
18		DNQ	DNF2	29	24	26	DNF1	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	79
19	Katharina Gallhuber	16	32	DNF2	DNQ	24	DNF1	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	72
20		32	DNF2	14	DNF1	10	15	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	71
21	Erin Mielzynski	6	DNF1	22	DNQ	16	18	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	62
22	Franziska Gritsch	18	10	DNF1	11	15	DNF1	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	54
23	Meta Hrovat	DNQ	DNF1	26	3	DNF2	24	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	53
24	Marlene Schmotz	9	18	24	DNF1	DNS	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	51
25	Roni Remme	DNQ	36	DNF2	DNQ	bgcolor=lavender	DNS	14	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	bgcolor=red	x	50
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