SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — With injured star Mikaela Shiffrin not racing, Croatian skier Zrinka Ljutic dominated the opening run of a women’s World Cup slalom on Sunday, posting the best time by far on a course set by her father and coach.

Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic claimed a first career World Cup victory in alpine skiing on Sunday with a commanding performance in a slalom at the Austrian venue of Semmering. Ljutic, 20, posted the best time in each of the two runs to finish a massive 1.

Zrinka Ljutic gave the Croatian women's ski team its first World Cup victory in almost 19 years by triumphing in the final race of the calendar year

Zrinka Ljutic gave the Croatian women's ski team its first World Cup victory in almost 19 years by triumphing in the final race of the calendar year on Sunday.