Olympic Alpine Skiing Schedule 2018: Women's Giant Slalom Live Stream, TV Info

Alpine skiing comprises some of the most high-octane entertainment on offer at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and giant slalom features as one of the most anticipated disciplines available in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Men and women will compete in six classes: Giant slalom, slalom, downhill, combined, Super-G and the team event, and the former looks particularly open among the favourites heading into Sunday.

Among those to keep an eye will be the United States skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who will be seeking to add to the gold medal she won in the slalom event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Tina Maze won gold in this event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, but won't be present to defend her crown four years on after recently giving birth, per Slovenian news website Sta.si.

Read on for a preview of Sunday's action from the women's giant slalom event, complete with times and live-stream information.

Date: Sunday, February 11

Qualifying Runs Time: 8:15 p.m. ET/1:15 a.m. GMT (Monday, Feb. 12)

Final Runs Time: 11:45 p.m. ET/4:45 a.m. GMT (Monday, Feb. 12)

TV Info: NBC Universal (U.S.), BBC and Eurosport (UK)

Live Stream: NBC Olympics (U.S.), BBC iPlayer (UK), Eurosport Player (UK)

Preview

One woman on a particular mission to succeed in Pyeongchang is 33-year-old veteran Lindsey Vonn, who has one Olympic gold and one bronze to her name coming into this year's Games.

But Vonn has decided not to compete in the giant slalom event and will leave America's strongest hopes with emerging heavyweight Shiffrin, arguably the best skier on the planet coming into these Games.

Shiffrin will be another American star worth keeping an eye on after she finished atop the podium in the slalom event in Sochi, and the New York Times recently profiled the biggest emerging superstar in alpine skiing:

Now 22 and four years wiser after her triumphant Olympic debut, it's the speed disciplines in which she's been gaining most attention of late.

Two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist Bode Miller recently referred to Shiffrin as the best alpine skier he's ever seen, per Reuters:

"I think she's maybe the best ski racer I've ever seen, male or female. She's so balanced, dynamic, intense and focussed, so for me, I think she's got a chance in any event she skis in.

"I would say it's likely she wins two (Olympic) golds, I would say an outside shot at five medals, and I think probably, at her best, maybe three or four of them are golds."

Frenchwoman Tessa Worley is the current world champion in giant slalom and will be one to keep an eye on, while Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein has also been showing elite pedigree on the circuit of late.

Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg currently leads the Alpine Skiing World Cup giant slalom standings, one factor in deciding the run order on Sunday, but was congratulatory to Worley after her recent silver at the World Cup:

Anna Veith took silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics behind the now-absent Maze and could be one of those looking to push up the rankings and clinch gold on behalf of Austria.

However, American audiences will be transfixed on the progress of Vonn and Shiffrin, two stars with the potential to slalom their way to silverware in Pyeongchang.