World Cup winner Vlhova enters new alpine skiing season with a podium

BRATISLAVA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Slovak alpine skier and current World Cup champion Petra Vlhova entered the 2021-22 season in the Austrian resort of Soelden, finishing third in the Giant Slalom on Saturday.

American star Mikaela Shiffrin took the center stage for the 70th time in her career, beating Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami to the second.

The track was designed by Shiffrin's coach and he laid it out to suit