What to know about Mikaela Shiffrin in World Cup at Copper Mountain

What to know about Mikaela Shiffrin in World Cup at Copper MountainStory byWhat to know about Mikaela Shiffrin in World Cup at Copper MountainNancy Armour, USA TODAYFri, November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM UTC·3 min read

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colorado — Mikaela Shiffrin has two Olympic gold medals and more World Cup wins than any other skier in history. (She's at 103, for those counting.)

And she might be at her best yet this season.

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Shiffrin comes to the World Cup at Copper Mountain having won the first two slalom races of the season and barely missing a medal in the only giant slalom so far. Her technique in slalom has been near perfect — just watch her first run in Levi, Finland — and she is skiing with command.

Perhaps most importantly, she is fully healthy after missing much of last season following a crash in the GS at Killington, Vermont, that left a deep gash in her obliques.

"I was so focused on GS over the preparation period just to bring my level back to something worthy in GS races. I didn’t get a lot of slalom training, but I got good slalom training," Shiffrin said last weekend.

Here's what to know about the World Cup at Copper Mountain:

Lindsey Vonn Alpine Skiing

Mikaela ShiffrinAlpine Skiing

Chloe KimSnowboard Halfpipe

Quinn Dehlinger Freestyle Skiing - Aerials

Jaelin Kauf Freestyle Skiing - Moguls

Alex Ferreira Freestyle Skiing - Halfpipe

Alexander Hall Freestyle Skiing - Slopestyle

Erin Jackson Speed Skating

Madison Chock and Evan BatesIce Dance

Alysa Liu Figure Skating

Ilia MalininFigure Skating

Amber Glenn Figure Skating

Jordan StolzSpeed Skating

Steve EmtWheelchair Curling

Cory Thiesse (R)Curling

Korey Dropkin Curling

Elana Meyers Taylor Bobsleigh

Mystique Ro Skeleton

Hilary KnightIce Hockey

Jack Eichel Ice Hockey

Quinn Hughes Ice Hockey

Matthew TkachukIce Hockey

Brady Tkachuk Ice Hockey

Auston MatthewsIce Hockey

Charlie McAvoyIce Hockey

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Lindsey Vonn Alpine Skiing

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Lindsey Vonn Alpine Skiing

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Mikaela ShiffrinAlpine Skiing

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Chloe KimSnowboard Halfpipe

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Quinn Dehlinger Freestyle Skiing - Aerials

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Jaelin Kauf Freestyle Skiing - Moguls

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Alex Ferreira Freestyle Skiing - Halfpipe

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Alexander Hall Freestyle Skiing - Slopestyle

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Erin Jackson Speed Skating

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Madison Chock and Evan BatesIce Dance

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Alysa Liu Figure Skating

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Ilia MalininFigure Skating

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Amber Glenn Figure Skating

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Jordan StolzSpeed Skating

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Steve EmtWheelchair Curling

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Cory Thiesse (R)Curling

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Korey Dropkin Curling

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Elana Meyers Taylor Bobsleigh

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Mystique Ro Skeleton

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Hilary KnightIce Hockey

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Jack Eichel Ice Hockey

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Quinn Hughes Ice Hockey

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Matthew TkachukIce Hockey

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Brady Tkachuk Ice Hockey

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Auston MatthewsIce Hockey

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Team USA athletes expected to star at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Charlie McAvoyIce Hockey

What races will Shiffrin do?

While the men had both speed (super-G) and tech (giant slalom) races at Copper, the women have two tech races. The giant slalom is Saturday, and the slalom is Sunday.

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How to watch

Broadcast/streaming schedule (all times Eastern)

Outsideonline.com will show all of the races live while NBC, Peacock and CNBC will have a mix of live and delayed coverage.

Saturday, Nov. 29

Noon – First run, women's giant slalom, outsideonline.com

1 p.m. – Delayed coverage of men's giant slalom, NBC and Peacock

3 p.m. – Second run, women's giant slalom, outsideonline.com

Sunday, Nov. 30

Noon – First run, women's slalom, outsideonline.com

1 p.m. – Delayed coverage of women's giant slalom, NBC and Peacock

2 p.m. – Delayed coverage of men's super-G, CNBC and Peacock

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3 p.m. – Second run, women's slalom, outsideonline.com, CNBC and Peacock

Who to watch

Shiffrin is the woman to beat — and it’s going to take some great skiing to do that. Not only has she won the first two slalom World Cups in commanding fashion, finishing more than a second ahead in both, she’s been first in each run of both races.

“I think it’s some of the best slalom skiing I ever did. I feel very stable right now,” Shiffrin said after her win in Gurgl, Austria, last weekend.

“I feel really good with my level of slalom right now,” she said. “I pretty much know what to focus on to bring out fast skiing.”

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Shiffrin also was fourth in the only giant slalom race this season, missing the podium by 0.31 seconds.

So who are other contenders?

Lara Colturi. The 19-year-old Albanian was second to Shiffrin in the slaloms at Levi and Gurl, and was seventh in the GS at Soelden.

Paula Moltzan. Shiffrin’s U.S. teammate is picking up right where she left off last season, when she won bronze in the giant slalom at the world championships and made two World Cup podiums. Moltzan has been in the top five in all three World Cup races this season, including a second-place finish in the GS at Soelden.

Camille Rast. The reigning world slalom champion already has a podium finish this season, winning the bronze last week in Gurgl.

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Wendy Holdener. The Swiss veteran won silver in the slalom at the world championships last year.

Lauren Macuga. One of the best speed skiers the United States has right now, Macuga will be making her second career GS start in Copper.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mikaela Shiffrin at Copper World Cup: What to know

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