Slovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates after the second run of a women's World Cup slalom ski race Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Slovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates after the second run of a women's World Cup slalom ski race Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow) Credit: Nathan Bilow

Aspen, Colo. — Mikaela Shiffrin had the ideal scenario all worked out: celebrate a slalom win in front of the home crowd to cap off capturing the overall World Cup title.

It just didn’t quite go according to plan for the young American and former Lyme resident.

Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova stole some of the show from Shiffrin — the newly anointed overall champion — by speeding up near the bottom to take a slalom race at World Cup Finals on Saturday.

Vlhova finished in a combined time of 1 minute, 32 seconds as she eclipsed the American by 0.24 seconds. Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter was third.

It was Vlhova’s first World Cup win since Dec. 13, 2015, in Sweden. She led Shiffrin by 0.07 seconds after the morning run and discovered another gear on the sun-drenched course.

The 22-year-old Shiffrin wrapped up the overall World Cup title when Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec didn’t race the slalom.

Golf

Kisner, Hoffman Share Bay Hill Lead

Orlando, Fla. — Charley Hoffman finished a lot better than he started, closing with three straight birdies for a 1-under 71 that allowed him to catch Kevin Kisner for a share of the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Hoffman opened with two sloppy bogeys and his fourth bogey dropped him four shots behind. The last of his three straight birdies came after a chop-and-run from the rough left of the 18th fairway, and a 70-foot birdie from the fringe.

Kisner ran his birdie attempt on the 18th about 6 feet by and three-putted from the fringe. He shot 68.

They were at 11-under 205, three shots clear of Tyrrell Hatton, Marc Leishman and Matt Fitzpatrick.

Spring Training

Red Sox 12, Twins 5

Fort Myers, Fla. — AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello gave up five runs on nine hits and three walks over four innings in his third appearance of the spring as Boston topped Minnesota.

Pablo Sandoval hit two home runs for Boston, Mitch Moreland doubled twice and Dustin Pedroia had two hits.

Brian Dozier got three hits for Minnesota. Starter Ryan Vogelsong gave up two runs on four hits and two walks in three innings.