2026 WINTER OLYMPICS: ARUWIN FINISHES 44TH IN WOMEN'S SLALOM

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- National alpine skier Aruwin Salehhuddin concluded her 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics campaign today, finishing 44th in the women’s slalom event at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Italy.

According to the official Games website https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026, the 22-year-old clocked a total time of one minute 54.82 seconds (s).

Aruwin’s performance showed significant progression throughout the day as she finished her first run in 54th place with 55.09s and moved up 10th spot in the second run (59.73s).

The result marks a redemption for Malaysia’s sole representative in Italy and managed to improve upon her 2022 Beijing debut, where she unfortunately failed to complete the same event.

The event saw American Mikaela Shiffrin claim the gold medal with a dominant time of 1:39.10s.

Camille Rast of Switzerland took home silver (1:40.60s) while Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson completed the podium with bronze (1:40.81s).

Slalom is the shortest Alpine ski race, with athletes typically finishing in a time of 50 to 60s and the most number of turns.

Skiers have to ski down a course, weaving through a series of gates set up in quick succession until they reach the finish line.

If a skier fails to pass any gate during the first run, they receive a DNF (Did Not Finish) and are not permitted to start the second run.

Similarly, missing a gate or skiing off course in the second run results in a DNF, preventing the athlete from receiving an official final result.

Last Sunday, Aruwin endured a challenging outing as she failed to complete the women’s giant slalom at the same venue.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which kicked off Feb 6, will end this Sunday (Feb 22).

-- BERNAMA