All-rounder Shiffrin shows off parallel prowess

COURCHEVEL, France - In-form American Mikaela Shiffrin overcame a blip in the quarterfinals to win the first parallel slalom event on the women's World Cup circuit on Wednesday.

Racing on a floodlit Emile Allais course in front of a large crowd, the 22-year-old Shiffrin followed up on her giant slalom victory on Tuesday with another World Cup win, her 35th on the circuit.

It was yet another display of her all-round skill, Shiffrin having already notched up a first-ever downhill victory in this Olympic year.