The Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom Run Final is airing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre.

By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin has dominated slalom all season and Wednesday's final race of the Alpine ski schedule will be the U.S. great's last chance of a medal at the Milano Cortina Games.

In all Alpine skiing events, athletes must successfully pass through a course’s gate markers in order for their run to qualify. Skiers must also finish the course completely, and must wear compliant equipment including a helmet, a protective bib, and skis that comply with established rules for length, width, and bindings.

The Alpine skiing competition begins Saturday. Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's programs.

The men will get their first look at the course in Bormio with downhill training runs starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The women have their first downhill training runs scheduled in Cortina on Thursday, Feb. 5. The first Alpine skiing medal event is the men's downhill final on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Alpine skiing — one of the Olympics most popular sports — has made a lot of headlines in Milan this year. From Lindsey Vonn’s stunning fall that left her needing a multitude of surgeries, to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen winning the men’s giant slalom,

Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their edges, a metal strip fixed along the bottom of the ski, which can cut through ice or snow and allow skiers to perform precise turns necessary for a fast run on a race course.

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