Croatian skier secures sixth slalom World Cup title of season

Croatian skier Zrinka Ljutić, 21, won the Small Crystal Globe in the slalom by claiming 10th place at the World Cup final in Sun Valley, U.S.A., which was enough for her to defend the leading position from which she started the last race of the season.

The winner of the last slalom race of the season was American Mikaela Shiffrin, who won her 101st World Cup victory overall, and her 64th in slalom. Second was German Lena Duerr with a gap of 1.13 seconds, and third place was won by Slovenian Andreja Slokar (+1.14), CE Report quotes HINA.

Thus, in the end, Zrinka triumphed with 541 points in the World Cup rankings in the slalom, ahead of Liensberger with 509 and Rast with 492 points.

Liensberger finished the Sun Valley race as the fifth.

Ljutić's three victories

Ljutić secured points in nine out of ten races this season, in which she achieved three victories (Semmering, Kranjska Gora, Courchevel) and was second once (Sestriere), winning 541 points, 32 more than Austrian Katharine Liensberger.

Third place in the slalom standings was taken by world champion Swiss Camille Rast, 49 points behind Zrinka Ljutić.

Ljutić secures sixth slalom World Cup title of season for Croatia

The young Zagreb skier Zrinka Ljutić has won the sixth slalom Small Crystal Globe in the history of Croatian Alpine skiing.

The first five belong to the Kostelić family.

The legendary Croatian skier Janica Kostelić was the best slalom skier in the World Cup three times, each time in the years she also won the overall World Cup (2001, 2003, 2006).

Her brother Ivica won two slalom globes - in 2002 and 2011.

Ivica also has one Big Crystal Globe for the overall World Cup victory in 2011.

Now, Zrinka Ljutić has joined them.

The record holders for the most slalom globes are Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark and Mikaela Shiffrin (US), both with eight.