Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Alice Robinson (NZL) and the world’s top technical skiers stormed into Mont Tremblant this past weekend for a pair of giant slalom races. 

For the women, it was the third and fourth GS events of a World Cup season in which the discipline feels particularly open for the taking. A number of the sport’s biggest names with histories of big-time success — Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI), Federica Brignone (ITA), Petra Vlhova (SLO), Marta Bassino (ITA) — all are on the shelf due to injury. Even Shiffrin has yet to find her peak GS form following the crash at Killington in 2024 that left her with a puncture wound and PTSD. Simply put, there’s more room on the podium for less familiar faces.

The multi-day action in snowy Québec, Canada showcased an Alpine field hungry for Cup points, and ultimately, quota spots in Milan Cortina. These are the top takeaways from Mont Tremblant.

Weekend winner: Alice Robinson

It’s official: “A-Rob” is on a hot streak. The 24-year-old Kiwi topped her giant slalom winning performance at Copper Mountain with a pair of masterful showings at Mont Tremblant. She recorded another victory on Saturday and a third-place finish on Sunday, despite struggling at the venue in the past.

"The last time I was here I didn't have a very good weekend so I was a bit worried coming into this week," she stated post-race. "I really didn't know what I was doing on this hill, but today it seemed so seamless."

Her three podiums in nine days propelled Robinson to a season-leading 292 GS Cup points. The consistency makes the former teen prodigy a formidable Crystal Globe threat and an athlete to keep an eye on as a potential medal contender as Milan Cortina approaches. 

Podium-sized pivots

It’s not every weekend skiers get two bites at the giant slalom apple. At Mont Tremblant, Julia Scheib (AUT) and Sara Hector (SWE) made the most of the opportunity. 

The technical dynamos surprisingly skied out during their first runs on Saturday, eliminating them from contention. The next day, Scheib got back on track, literally, claiming her second win of the 2025-26 campaign and third podium, while Hector (the reigning giant slalom Olympic gold medalist) nabbed a runner-up finish.

Fan favorite Valerie Grenier (CAN) also reversed course but in the other direction, securing third on Saturday, much to the delight of the Québec crowd, and DNF’ing her first Sunday run. The 29-year-old missed significant time in 2024 after enduring a nasty fall in a super-G race at Cortina d’Ampezzo (the site of the 2026 Olympic Games) nearly two years ago that left her with a broken arm, partially torn ACL and torn MCL. Grenier’s podium appearance on Saturday was her first since returning from injury. She called her triumph on home snow “a dream come true.”

Shiffrin Corner

Is an Alpine skiing roundup ever complete without Shiffrin? The 104-time World Cup winner wasn’t the star of the weekend — from a performance standpoint, at least — but she continued to build on her efforts to re-master the GS discipline post-Killington crash.

“Last year, I was returning from the injury and hoping that I could make it in the second run,” she told reporters. “I was three seconds behind the fastest girls with no hope of figuring out how to get faster. We've done a ton of work this summer to get to this place where I’m in the second run, consistently top 10, around that area.”

If Shiffrin’s sixth and fourth-place finishes at Mont Tremblant are a harbinger for the months ahead, she won’t just be better positioned for a Crystal Globe, but improve her GS start number at the 2026 Winter Olympics, which she officially qualified for.

Americans not named Shiffrin

Paula Moltzan is living in the top 15 of World Cup races in the early stages of the 2025-26 campaign. She even has some real estate in the top 5. Aside from a Copper Mountain DNF blemish, she had collected second, fourth, fifth, and eighth-place finishes heading into Mont Tremblant. A 13th on Saturday and sixth on Sunday (after jumping up from 18th after Run 1) put her fifth in the overall Cup standings and further solidified her as a force in the Alpine landscape.

Moltzan’s U.S. Alpine Ski teammate, Nina O’Brien, nabbed 10th on Saturday, her second-best result of the season, and very nearly stole the show on Sunday. She dazzled in Run 1, posting the third-fastest time and locking in a valuable Run 2 in bib No. 28. It was a golden opportunity to claim her first-career Cup podium, but the 28-year-old skied out within seconds of starting. Still, O’Brien continues to show flashes of brilliance. If she can find a greater level of consistency, the vaunted depth of the American women Alpiners will be on full display.

After sneaking into the top 20 in the season opener in Soelden, Elisabeth Bocock has struggled since, posting four consecutive DNFs, including a pair in Mont Tremblant. Kjersti Moritz nearly qualified for a second run on both Saturday and Sunday, finishing 31st and 34th, respectively.  

Put some respect on her name

When you represent the same country as Marco Odermatt (SUI) and Gut-Behrami, it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle, but Camille Rast (SUI) is making a name for herself. 

The 26-year-old quietly captured two wooden spoons at Mont Tremblant, adding to her impressive rolodex of results this season. In six races, she’s collected six top 15s, five top 10s, four top fives and a podium. Remember the name. Rast’s star might be breaking out before our very eyes.