article_snippet: Slalom title rival Frida Hansdotter finished sixth in front of her home fans.
article_snippet: Tina Maze missed a chance to close the gap on overall World Cup leader Anna Fenninger, who did not race, as the Slovenian finished back in 16th.
article_snippet: Defending champion Fenninger has a 30-point lead following the Austrian's victory in Friday's giant slalom in Are, where Shiffrin was fourth and Maze 20th.
article_snippet: Fenninger has an 86-point lead in the giant slalom standings from fellow Austrian Eva-Maria Brem -- who was third on Friday -- while Shiffrin is another 35 points back.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, Marcel Hirscher clinched the men's giant slalom title ahead of the finals in Meribel as the Austrian finished second in Saturday's penultimate race in Slovenia.
article_snippet: The 26-year-old now has a 128-point advantage as Marcel Hirscher seeks to win Marcel Hirscher fourth successive overall title as closest rival Kjetil Jansrud finished 23rd in Kranjska Gora.
article_snippet: France's Alexis Pinturault won on Saturday to be second in the giant slalom standings ahead of American Ted Ligety and third in the overall competition.