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LEVI, Finland -- Even with less pre-season slalom training than usual, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin keeps dominating her favorite discipline.The Olympic and world champion shifted her focus in practice to super-G and even downhill, but her reign in the slalom discipline has remained unaffected.Shiffrin held on to a comfortable opening-run lead to win the first womens World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday.She finished in a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 52.71 seconds, 0.67 ahead of Switzerlands Wendy Holdener. Slovakias Petra Vlhova came 0.75 back in third.Now I almost feel like I wish there was more time before the next races so I could train more and improve more, Shiffrin said about increasing the number of speed events on her schedule.The rest of Saturdays field trailed Shiffrin by at least a second, while Swedens Frida Hansdotter, who was runner-up after the opening leg, failed to finish her second run.I am never confident, really, said Shiffrin, who has won all nine slaloms that she has competed in since February 2015. However, Hansdotter took the slalom title last season as Shiffrin missed five races because of a knee injury.Shiffrins ninth consecutive win left her one short of Janica Kostelics record. The Croatian great won 10 straight slaloms that she competed in between December 1999 and February 2001.Still, Shiffrin wouldnt take anything for granted, referring to the strength of her challengers.Frida went out, and Wendy skied really strong but she had a huge mistake the first run, the American said. Without that mistake she would have been even faster, and Petra was really good as well.The victory in northern Finland earned Shiffrin an usual prize -- a reindeer. She got one from her previous win here in 2013 and called him `Rudolph. This time she was going to call him `Sven -- after the reindeer from the movie Frozen.It was Shiffrins 21st career win and 20th in slalom, matching Kostelics number of wins. Only Austrias Marlies Raich (35) and Swiss pair Vreni Schneider (34) and Erika Hess (21) won more slaloms.Racing down the slope in the orange glow of the setting Arctic sun, Shiffrin took a 0.72-second lead over Hansdotter and Holdener, who shared second place after the opening run.While Holdener put pressure on Shiffrin with a near-flawless second attempt, Hansdotter straddled a gate when she entered the steep pitch and failed to finish.Shiffrin wasnt clean from the start of her final run and had lost 0.13 on Holdener at the first split, but the American accelerated to extend her lead to 0.92 before avoiding risks in the final part of her run.The victory gave Shiffrin, who placed second in the season-opening GS last month, the lead in the overall standings with 180 points, 80 clear of Lara Gut.The overall champion from Switzerland won the race last month but usually does not compete in slaloms.The 18-year-old Melanie Meillard of Switzerland, who was competing in her fourth World Cup race, started in 40th but finished sixth, 1.87 off the lead.Austrias Bernadette Schild, younger sister of retired slalom great Marlies Raich, failed to qualify for the second run after damaging the edge of a ski early in her run and finishing 3.92 seconds behind Shiffrin.A mens slalom on the same course is scheduled for Sunday. 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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Hope Solo was unaffected by the Brazilian boos as she came up big in her 200th international appearance to help the United States womens soccer team fight off France 1-0 in a Group G match at the Olympics on Saturday.Carli Lloyd scored the only goal for the Americans, tapping the ball in from 4 yards out in the 63rd minute, and the U.S. assured its spot in the knockout stage after a second straight win.Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200-cap mark in international play. She also became just the 11th U.S. player to reach that number of appearances.Despite the milestone, Solo was still peppered with jeers from spectators, who were riled up about social media posts she made about the threat of the Zika virus. The boos first started during the teams 2-0 tournament-opening win against New Zealand on Wednesday.Whats important to me is that I played the best quality of football that I can play, and that hopefully our team makes it to the final, Solo said. If [the fans] are having fun, great. I like a loud stadium. But it really doesnt mean anything to me.The U.S. women, winners of last years World Cup and ranked No. 1 in the world, are vying for their fourth straight gold medal. France, ranked No. 3, was considered the Americans biggest rival in the group.Lloyd broke after an hour against France goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi. Tobin Heaths shot caromed off the post, and while Bouhaddi struggled to recover, Lloyd tapped in the rebound for her eighth Olympic goal.?It was her 11th goal of the year overall and 90th of her career after she also scored in the opener against New Zealand, a 2-0 U.S. victory.But for the first half, it was all Solo. She tipped Wendie Renards header from a free kick off the crossbar in the 16th minute. Her most dramatic stop came in the 41st when Marie-Laure Delie charged in alone and Solo collapsed to her knees to smother the shot.She was getting free and I knew she was going to crack a shot as soon as she saw the goal, so I just tried to close her as quickly as I could. And I as I closed her -- some people think she went through my legs on purpose because it was the only part that was open because I had her closed down -- I dont really think so, I think she just tried to crack a shot, Solo said.The 200th cap was Solos latest accomplishment in a 16-year international career. Last month, she became the first goalkeeper with 100 international shutouts when the U.S. defeated South Africa 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago. It was also her 150th career win.Solo won her second straight Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper at the Womens World Cup a year ago. Over the course of the tournament in Canada, she had five clean sheets and allowed only three goals in seven games.U.S. coach Jill Ellis made a couple of changes in her lineup for the match. Whitney Engen came in for defender Julie Johnston, who is out with groin soreness, and Crystal Dunn came in for Mallory Pugh, who hurt an ankle in the opener.But the most stunning lineup change was made by France, which did not start star Eugenie Le Sommer, who scored in Frances 4-0 victory over Colombbia.dddddddddddd It was not clear whether Le Sommer was injured.The U.S. plays Colombia in its final group match on Tuesday in Manaus. France will play New Zealand.Brazil 5, Sweden 1Cristiane became the record Olympic goal scorer among both men and women, while Marta scored twice to carry the hosts to a straightforward win over Sweden in Group E.Beatriz took advantage of a defensive mix-up to score the opener in the 20th minute, and shortly after Cristiane -- already the womens goals leader -- added the 14th Olympic goal of her career, carrying her past Hungarys Antal Dunai and Denmarks Sophus Nielsen on the mens side.Marta scored Brazils third from the penalty spot just before halftime, then added another with 10 minutes to play in the second half.Beatriz found her second goal of the night with four minutes to play, and although Lotta Schelin ruined Brazils clean sheet with a late consolation goal, the hosts captured their second straight win.Canada 3, Zimbabwe 1Janine Beckie scored twice and Christine Sinclair had her 10th Olympic goal as Canada defeated Zimbabwe in Sao Paulo in Group F.Sinclairs penalty in the 19th minute moved her into a tie for second on the all-time Olympic list alongside Germanys Birgit Prinz.In the group opener against Australia, Beckie scored in the first 20 seconds for the fastest Olympic goal in Canadas 2-0 victory. Her goals against Zimbabwe came in the seventh and 35th minutes.Mavis Chirandu scored in the 86th minute for Zimbabwe, which fell 6-1 to Germany in its Olympic debut.Germany 2, Australia 2Germanys Saskia Bartusiak scored in the 88th minute to salvage a draw with Australia in Group F.Sam Kerr scored for Australia in the sixth minute and Caitlin Ford added another in the 45th, but Germany closed the gap in first-half stoppage time with Sara Daebritzs goal.Bartusiak tapped the ball over the line at the back post following a set piece as the worlds No. 2 team remained unbeaten after a 6-1 win over?Zimbabwe in its tournament opener.Australia is ranked No. 5 in the world. Known as the Matildas, they had a breakthrough last summer when they became the first Australian team -- male or female -- to win a World Cup knockout-round match.The result ensured both the U.S. and Canada of places in the quarterfinals.China 2, South Africa 0Tan Ruyin scored with a spectacular 40-yard shot to cap Chinas win over South Africa in Group E.China earned its first points after a 3-0 loss to Brazil in its opener, while South Africa fell to a second straight defeat.Tan pushed the ball just past the center circle with three minutes to play when she lobbed in a high-arcing shot that fell into the top corner of the net.Gu Yasha had given China the lead just before halftime when she ran into a through pass before finishing at the far post.New Zealand 1, Colombia 0New Zealand recovered from an opening defeat to the U.S. to beat Colombia in Group G.Amber Hearn received a low cross in the box in the 31st minute and had time to take a touch before scoring the games only goal. ' ' '