Mikaela Shiffrin ends ‘wild season’ with record 97th World Cup win

Six weeks after she had to  be air-lifted off the course following a high speed crash, American Mikaela Shiffrin has won the last women’s slalom of the season in Austrian resort Saalbach on Saturday (March 16) to extend her own record with a 97th World Cup win. The result also marks her 60th slalom victory. Shiffrin’s eighth season slalom title …

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Mikaela Shiffrin airlifted to hospital after downhill crash

Just days after extending her record for all-time World Cup wins to 95, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was airlifted out of the downhill race in Cortina d’Ampezzo after a high-speed crash into the safety nets on Friday (Jan 26). 28-year-old Shiffrin, who was tended by medics for ten minutes before limping off the course, appears to have escaped ligament damage, …

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Ski World Cup downhill cancelled twice due to dangerous strong winds

The Women’s World Cup downhill was cancelled again on Sunday due to strong winds on the Matterhorn, a day after it was first called off. The men’s events at the same venue were cancelled last week for similar reasons. ‼️ Due to strong wind gusts the jury together with the LOC decided to cancel today’s downhill. ❌💨 #fisalpine pic.twitter.com/Kb3TrH3JAf — …

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Mikaela Shiffrin Matches Women’s Record for Alpine Ski World Cup Wins

With 82 Alpine Ski World Cup wins, Mikaela Shiffrin has now matched the women’s record (held by fellow American Lindsey Vonn), and is only 4 short of the record for both men and women, held by Ingemar Stenmark. Shiffrin won her latest victory (the eighth of her season) in the second giant slalom race on Sunday, Jan. 8, when she …

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