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Amercia's Mikaela Shiffrin, 18, won the FIS World Cup slalom title for the second time in a row after victory in Åre, Sweden, on Saturday with a winning time of 1.50.66.

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The penultimate race of the World Cup slalom season was held in Åre, Sweden, on Saturday.

It's been said: 'Winning is a habit', and Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin followed up her Sochi success with a winning time of 1 minute, 50.66 seconds.

The 18-year-old's victory ensured she retained her World Cup title with one race to spare.

Coming in 0.60 seconds behind Shiffrin was Sweden's Maria Pietilä-Holmner who clocked a combined time of 1 minute, 51.26 seconds from her two runs.

The 27-year-old occupies fourth place in the overall World Cup standings.

In third spot was another Swede, 22-year-old Anna Swenn-Larsson, with 1 minute 52.16 seconds; the first podium finish of her career.

Shiffrin hails from Colorado but with a gold medal each from the Olympics and World Championships and two World Cup titles, she's been finding the mountains far from rocky so far.