Mikaela Shiffrin

2022 - 12 - 30

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Mikaela Shiffrin gets 80th World Cup win, 50th slalom win, can reach ... (Home of the Olympic Channel)

An on-fire Mikaela Shiffrin earned her 80th World Cup win (her 50th in slalom), moving two shy of Lindsey Vonn's female career record.

“But I also know you can’t be certain.” And that is the lesson that will make the records most meaningful. “But the last three Olympics have been in places that have nothing to do with alpine skiing, normally.” [Boy is that right: Sochi, PyeongChang, and Beijing.] “Cortina is a place that I love. “And of course if I’m racing, I’m going to want to be a medal contender, and there’s all that goes along with that.” A mouthful. “In the slalom and giant slalom and the combined, I went out at the fourth gate, the fifth fate, the ninth gate, but I skied those gates exactly how I wanted to ski them. It’s reflexive to diminish deaths of the very old, but loss is loss and Shiffrin was very close to her grandmother. At the end of the 2021 season, Shiffrin won four medals at the World Championships, including a gold in the combined downhill-slalom event. Content that highlighted her status in that moment often noted that she was “back.” She was not back. The arc of Shiffrin’s life and career following that 2019 season is well-known to ski racing fans and even to a broader audience that witnessed her struggles in the 2022 Olympics. She won a remarkable 17 World Cup races in the season that ended on March 17 of 2019, just four days after her 24th birthday. This was particularly true with Shiffrin: She was a prodigy, whispered — and then shouted — about across the breadth of the sport when she was barely in her teens, as the next big — and possibly biggest — thing. It will be said that Shiffrin’s record is the result of sustained brilliance, and that is manifestly true. It will be said that she packed her victories into a shorter period — 12 seasons — than either of the final two racers she passed; Vonn raced 18 seasons and won No.

Skier Shiffrin enters new dimension with 50th slalom win (Colorado Public Radio)

Mikaela Shiffrin led Paula Moltzan for an American 1-2 finish in a night slalom to become the first ski racer with 50 World Cup wins in a single discipline.

The Swede struggled in her second run and dropped to shared sixth position with Croatian prodigy Zrinka Ljutic. Shiffrin has won six races this season, including the last four: last week’s super-G in St. “I stopped wishing for things about three years ago," Shiffrin said about the possibility of breaking Vonn's record. The Lookout is a free, daily email newsletter with news and happenings from all over Colorado. It’s so special to share a podium with her,” Shiffrin said. No other skier, female or male, has won an event more than 46 times in the 56-year World Cup history.

Mikaela Shiffrin bags golden treble in Semmering with World Cup ... (Olympics)

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin secured the golden treble of the three-day series at Semmering for a career 80th World Cup victory.

[Lindsey Vonn](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lindsey-vonn) for most World Cup victories by a woman. Slovak sensation Petra Vlhova (506 points) is in second place, with Italy’s downhill queen I don’t even understand it yet,” Shiffrin said about edging closer to the ultimate milestone. She finished 0.29s ahead of compatriot Paula Moltzan (1:43.55), with Germany’s Lena Duerr rounding off the podium with 1:43.55. Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin secured the golden treble of the three-day series at Semmering for a career 80th World Cup victory. “I knew it was going to be bumpy and had some tough spots but I have been trying not to look ahead too much.

Shiffrin takes Semmering slalom for third win in three days and 80th ... (The Guardian)

Mikaela Shiffrin led Paula Moltzan for an American one-two finish in a night slalom Thursday to become the first ski racer with 50 World Cup wins in a ...

The Swede struggled in her second run and dropped to shared sixth position with Croatian prodigy Zrinka Ljutic. It’s so special to share a podium with her,” Shiffrin said. “I felt really good.

Triple crown: U.S. goes 1-2 as Shiffrin completes sweep of all three ... (Vail Daily News)

Mikaela Shiffrin competes during the first run of the World Cup slalom in Semmering, Austria on Thursday. Shiffrin has the fastest time heading into the second ...

The 24-year-old was 24th in the Bormio, Italy, event with a time of 1:32.76. By capping a successful week with her sixth win of the season, Shiffrin moved into a tie for the slalom discipline lead. [Tuesday](https://www.vaildaily.com/sports/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-giant-slalom-world-cup-in-semmering-austria-to-claim-her-78th-career-win/) and [Wednesday](https://www.vaildaily.com/news/mikaela-shiffrin-nabs-second-straight-giant-slalom-win-in-semmering-austria/) — in scintillating fashion. She gained back sixth-hundredths in segment two and 0.26 seconds in the third. “It was a bit wild. Conservative in the first segment, she gave back 0.30 seconds. [time of 49.82 seconds](https://live.fis-ski.com/lv-al5027.htm#/follow) earlier in the day. 26, 2020](https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=155859&raceid=104275)), holding down the third position (50.61). The Slovak worked the upper section aggressively and then recovered from a sloppy third segment to rip the fastest final, moving into first by 0.14 seconds. I was like, she might win this race,” an emotional Shiffrin said after winning her 50th-career World Cup slalom and 80th-career World Cup event. Plus, Mikaela Shiffrin can own the copyright for an original “Semmering Sweep” after Thursday. No need for “three-peat” when you can go and make it a four-peat, right?

Mikaela Shiffrin and Paula Moltzan Score First Double-Podium for ... (Yahoo Sports)

"Holy sh*t!" American Paula Moltzan gushed that expletive as she hugged teammate Mikaela Shiffrin in the finish corral of the Semmering World Cup slalom.

Mikaela Shiffrin Manages Trifecta in Semmering, Austria, And ... (SnowBrains)

The Team USA skier had first managed the hat trick in 2016 in Semmering. Winning three tech events in a row had only been done by one other female skier before, ...

The only other double podium with 1st and 2nd place going to Americans was in Heavenly in 1971, with Barbara Ann Cochran and Karen Budge winning 1st and 2nd place, respectively. Cheers erupted from the Team USA area, and her teammates rushed to her to congratulate Moltzan on her first-ever World Cup podium in Slalom. It also takes her to 50 Slalom World Cup victories, the most Slalom wins by any skier, male or female. Anna made her way down the race course but almost lost her balance in the midsection. She was tied in Cup Standings for first place with Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener ahead of the Semmering Slalom race. From the first run, only the top 30 skiers qualify for the second run.

Mikaela Shiffrin closing on Lindsey Vonn and Ingemar Stenmark ... (Eurosport.com)

Mikaela Shiffrin is closing on Lindsey Vonn and Ingemar Stenmark's World Cup records, and with Marco Odermatt also on fire, more skiing records could go.

Shiffrin is not the only one to be on a roll in the 2022/23 season. If Odermatt is to break Maier's record, it will likely come towards the back-end of the campaign in March. Of course, this relies on her winning every race, so perhaps the records are more likely to be broken later on in the season. Much will depend on whether Shiffrin decides to race downhill at each opportunity this season - she already raced in the discipline at St Moritz earlier this month - but if she does, then the likeliest first opportunity for her to break the 86-win mark is in St Anton, Austria on 12-15 January. [won a hat-trick of races in Semmering](https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/semmering/2022-2023/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-80th-world-cup-race-in-semmering-slalom-to-move-closer-to-breaking-lindsey-von_sto9293394/story.shtml), Austria this week as she took her World Cup wins tally to 80. Mikaela Shiffrin is accustomed to breaking records - but the two just ahead of her could be the most special yet.

Mikaela Shiffrin Makes It 2/2 Giant-Slalom World Cup Wins in ... (SnowBrains)

Mikaela Shiffrin (center) taking home gold, Lara Gut Behrami (left) winning silver, and Marta Bassino (right) getting bronze at the GS in Semmering, ...

This meant Lara Gut-Behrami was the last starter, and Mikaela Shiffrin was the second last starter on the second run. So I hope that, more than anything else, Mikaela finds enjoyment not just on the mountain but in all aspects of life. Regardless of whether she breaks these World Cup records by Vonn and Stenmark, she is an incredible skier who has broken so many other records already, like most World Cup wins in a single discipline, Slalom, as well as being the only skier — male or female — to have won FIS World Cup victories in all six Alpine disciplines. The course on Wednesday was faster than on Tuesday, with Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami and Mikaela Shiffrin being the only ones to manage runs of under one minute on the first run. Lara was in the lead in front of Mikaela after the first run by 0.22 seconds. For me, over these next few years, it’s like trying to find a way to find more enjoyment in life.” If she can keep winning a third of the events, she could beat Lindsey Vonn’s 82 World Cup victories and potentially even Ingemar Stenmark’s record. Sweden’s Stenmark currently holds the global record for most FIS World Cup wins with 86 titles. Paula Moltzan has had her best GS season so far after a ‘Personal Best’ 8th place in Sestriere, Italy, earlier this month. The fastest time on the second run went to Canadian Valerie Grenier and the second fastest to American Paula Moltzan, who had come 12th and 24th, respectively, on the first run. The 27-year-old is having a fantastic start to her thirteenth FIS World Cup season. After smashing the first Giant-Slalom (‘GS’) event at the FIS World Cup in Semmering on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, Mikaela Shiffrin also managed to win the second GS event at the Austrian ski resort on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, taking her tally of World Cup wins to 79.

Mikaela Shiffrin continues record push with sweep of World Cup races (Just Women's Sports)

Paula Moltzan reached her first career podium in slalom on Tuesday, the first 1-2 finish for the United States in a women's World Cup slalom since 1971.

“We made history,” she said. That is unbelievable,” Shiffrin said. She’s the first ski racer to amass 50 World Cup wins in a single discipline, as no other skier – male or female – has won an event more than 46 times. 50 in the slalom for Shiffrin. “I stopped wishing for things about three years ago,” Shiffrin said about possibly breaking Vonn’s record. Following the win, Shiffrin appeared to be speechless about reaching the milestone.

Mikaela Shiffrin gets milestone 50th slalom win, 80th overall (ESPN)

By winning the slalom Thursday, Mikaela Shiffrin became the first ski racer -- of any gender -- to reach 50 World Cup wins in a single discipline.

The Swedish competitor struggled in her second run and dropped to share sixth position with Croatian prodigy Zrinka Ljutic. "I stopped wishing for things about three years ago," Shiffrin said about the possibility of breaking Vonn's record. Shiffrin has won six races this season, including the past four: last week's super-G in St. "I felt really good. No other skier, man or woman, has won an event more than 46 times in the 56-year World Cup history. It's so special to share a podium with her,'' Shiffrin said.

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