Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in the World Cup history book of skiing.
Shiffrin’s record-breaking 100th Career World Cup race victory realized a quest pending by a serious crash in November.
Returning to the race at her favorite slalom event, Shiffrin was added and added to her first run lead to finish 0.61 seconds ahead of Zrinka Ljutic. Shiffrin’s US teammate Paula Moltzan was third.
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Shiffrin also tied the men’s and women’s World Cup records as her 155th career top three finish, matching Sweden’s Great Ingemerstenmark.
Shiffrin crossed the finish line and long looked at the scoreboard showing her victory. She then looked at her left shoulder again with a surprise expression.
She lay on the snow with her right hand on top of the helmet, and was saved by her feet by Moltzan, who hugged her.
Shiffrin initially cried when asked in a post-race interview what it means to be experienced all the past few months.
“Everyone was so kind and supportive. I’m very grateful, thank you,” she said.
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Shiffrin The 99th victory was won Just three months ago, in a slalom in Gargle, Austria.
A week later, Shrifin Crashed from a giant slalom in KillingtonVermont, while racing fast as first leader.
Injuries suffered from her fall – severe trauma to an oblique muscle and deep puncture – on the sideliness for several weeks and left “It’s like PTSD” About the giant slaloms of lace.
In two huge slams in Sestriere, she came in 25th on Friday and finished outside the fastest racer in the top 30 on Saturday in her first run since 2012.
Shiffrin and Stenmark are two of the best record setters in the 58-year history of the World Cup.
In March 2023, almost 34 years after his final victory, the record for 86 World Cup victory was broken by Shiffrin. Stainmark, a huge slalom in Aspen, Colorado, also won his 86th victory in February 1989, was his 155th and final podium finish.
