Mikaela Shiffrin

Shiffrin's giant slalom victory broke a tie on the all-time women's list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn, who retired four years ago when ...

And then, somehow, I got there to the finish and it was quite good.” That was where Shiffrin made her World Cup debut as a 15-year-old in March 2011. “That’s a pretty good image for the sport, for women’s Alpine skiers,” said Tessa Worley, a two-time world champion in GS. Shiffrin can quickly add to her record total in another giant slalom at Kronplatz on Wednesday. “That’s something I don’t take for granted.” “Finally, when it was time to go, then it was like everything went quiet, and I just pushed as hard as I could every turn. She didn’t take long to rebound from her Beijing performance, claiming her fourth overall World Cup title at the end of last season. “I don’t think there are words to explain all the feelings,” Shiffrin said. “And she’s been really supportive as well.” Vonn was 33 when she won her last World Cup event and Stenmark was 32. Stenmark competed in the 1970s and 80s. I thought, ‘I could lose this, so I better try to ski a really good run.’ And it was.”

Shiffrin's giant slalom victory broke a tie on the all-time women's list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn, who retired four years ago when injuries ...

60 Minutes Sports met Shiffrin in 2014, a month before she won her first gold medal in Sochi. That was where Shiffrin made her World Cup debut as a 15-year-old in March 2011. Shiffrin can quickly add to her record total in another giant slalom at Kronplatz on Wednesday. Throughout my career I always tried to be the role model for kids that Picabo was for me, and now it is Mikaela's turn to carry that torch." "Picabo Street inspired me to become an Olympian and I remember vividly how much of an impact she made on me. "I don't know what to say right now."

Her 83rd victory in Italy on Tuesday leaves only one athlete ahead of Shiffrin: Ingemar Stenmark. The legendary Swedish skier has said he thinks Shiffrin ...

In the 2018-19 World Cup season, she won 17 races — a mark no other male or female skier has ever equaled. Now, at Kronplatz, Shiffrin let her ethereal mix of speed and technical ability shine. Shiffrin blazed out of the gate seemingly set on making history, her time never trailing any other skier. Shiffrin shattered the record she shared with fellow American Lindsey Vonn after 83 on the Kronplatz mountain in northern Italy on Tuesday. skier Mikaela Shiffrin now stands alone atop women's alpine skiing, after claiming World Cup win no.

Mikaela Shiffrin now stands alone as the greatest women's alpine skier of all time. Shiffrin, who grew up in Lyme, New Hampshire, won her record-setting ...

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won a record 83rd race on the women's World Cup circuit Tuesday. She passed fellow American Lindsey Vonn as the all-time ...

Go. And there's the possibility that Shiffrin, only 27 and someone who's been lucky to avoid major injury, could win 100 races before her career's over. She now needs to win four more races to break the all-time record, woman or man, held by Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark with 86. GOLDMAN: This crowning moment for Shiffrin is as stark an example as any of the wild swings in sports stardom. She was the last skier to go because she led after the first run. It broke a record held by fellow American Lindsey Vonn and now means Shiffrin has won more races than any woman in history.

Shiffren entered this racing season eight victories short of the women's alpine skiing record, held by Lindsey Vonn with 82 first-place finishes. On Tuesday, in ...

In slalom and giant slalom categories, Shiffrin holds first place. Shiffrin, as she often does, soft-pedaled her record performance, telling NBC Sports, “This number 83, it was almost completely out of my mind today. Shiffrin has close ties to Vermont.

Shiffrin's giant slalom victory broke a tie on the all-time women's list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn.

That was where Shiffrin made her World Cup debut as a 15-year-old in March 2011. Shiffrin can quickly add to her record total in another giant slalom at Kronplatz on Wednesday. The Lookout is a free, daily email newsletter with news and happenings from all over Colorado. We can help you keep up. “I don’t know what to say right now.” Colorado skier Mikaela Shiffrin won a record 83rd World Cup race Tuesday.

Amidst historic seasons for alpine skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin and basketball powerhouse LeBron James, a coronation for one, validation for another.

In reality, the truth is simple: Shiffrin is one of best ski racers in history (not going to mention any farm animals here, that’s just too tired and reductive), and there is a very good chance that soon she will have won more World Cup races – each like a playoff game in another sport — than any skier in history. “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.” All that goes along with that. Ski afficionados will explain that the months-long grind of the World Cup is the true test of greatness, and that would not be wrong. This combination of factors – ski racing’s low profile in the U.S., American fans’ obsession with major sports, Shiffrin’s quiet Olympics – left her playing catch up with respect in a year that might have otherwise cemented her place in skiing history with several years left ahead. It comes down to this: LeBron’s record is a coronation, and Shiffrin’s, at least in part, is a validation. Content – from both Team Shiffrin and media — describing Shiffrin’s recent wins, and non-wins (some of which have been excellent performances despite not being victories) has breathlessly tried to explain the power of what Shiffrin is accomplishing. The NBA, according to commissioner Adam Silver, is preparing a ceremony to accompany James’s record, and Kareem is expected to be in attendance. Shiffrin participates in a very difficult and perilous sport, in which changing conditions – melting snow, encroaching shadows, a gust of wind – make consistency especially difficult. Meanwhile, Shiffrin’s steady overtaking of Vonn and Stenmark has been cast as proof of her excellence – the cake itself, not just the icing. Beyond that, much of their existence is defined by the culture and economics of their games. [cover](https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/18/ahead-of-his-class-ohio-high-school-junior-lebron-james-is-so-good-that-hes-already-being-mentioned-as-the-heir-to-air-jordan) of Sports Illustrated as a 17-year-old high school junior, with the cover line THE CHOSEN ONE, and a [prescient story](https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/18/ahead-of-his-class-ohio-high-school-junior-lebron-james-is-so-good-that-hes-already-being-mentioned-as-the-heir-to-air-jordan) famously written by my late friend and colleague, Grant Wahl. To be sure, LeBron is a polarizing persona both as a modern-day performer and historical figure.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin breaks Lindsey Vonn's record for World Cup Alpine victories, cementing her place among the greats in her sport.

For reasons she still can’t explain, she skied out on the first run of the giant slalom and slalom races, finished ninth in the super-G, 18th in the downhill, and clipped a gate and crashed out early in the slalom portion of the combined event. Winner of Olympic gold in the slalom in 2014 and gold in the giant slalom and silver in the combined in 2018, she went to the Beijing Games with great expectations. And then, for the third time in 10 days, she failed to finish in a slalom, her specialty. “It’s really strange, but I’m not even afraid of that right now and maybe it’s because I don’t have any emotional energy to give anymore.” After Shiffrin tied Vonn’s win total, she screamed for joy, releasing the pent-up nerves that she said had ignited a rash on her face. But to do it at such a young age is really impressive,” Vonn said in a diary she Jeff Shiffrin, 65, was an anesthesiologist by trade and a photographer by hobby, known for snapping photos of his daughter on the World Cup trail. “His name is in history as a legend of the sport that people will remember forever,” she told reporters. [a giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia](https://apnews.com/article/sports-mikaela-shiffrin-alpine-skiing-lindsey-vonn-ingemar-stenmark-aa16eabb472c4d020dce712ba18530f3), the 233rd World Cup race of her career. “I don’t think there are words to explain all the feelings,“ Shiffrin said. It’s very fitting that it would come in the moment when I’m thinking about it the least and don’t expect it at all.” “Also, the terminology ‘breaking records,’ I don’t like that either,” Shiffrin said in an interview recorded by the U.S.

Mikaela Shiffrin took to social media with a heartfelt message about her mindset following the American's historic 83rd Alpine Skiing World Cup victory.

“I think I like the mystery. Even though it feels like I might pass out from the uncertainty sometimes. But today is a gift. Tomorrow is a mystery. Or would you choose to be surprised… “Would you choose to know?

A day after breaking her tie with Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin won again, moving two victories shy of the overall Alpine skiing World Cup record.

[Follow @nbcolympictalk](https://twitter.com/nbcolympictalk) [Apple News](https://apple.news/TpWxoEZkEM5q1LCuelKJyZg). [Full Results](https://live.fis-ski.com/lv-al5043.htm?t=1674598396) Three Americans made the top 10 of a World Cup technical race (giant slalom or slalom) for the first time since Dec. After that, the record pursuit pauses for the world championships in France. Her 19 career World Cup giant slalom wins are second in women’s history, one behind retired Swiss Vreni Schneider. women to finish in the top 10 of any traditional World Cup slalom or giant slalom. women made the top 10 of a World Cup race in five years. … In the first run, I thought I’m either going to go out of the course in the fourth gate, or it’s going to be a really good run. “So I’m, like, more tired right now. “Technically, it is possible,” she said. It’s the first time three U.S.

A day after setting a record with her total of World Cup wins, Mikaela Shiffrin adds No. 84 after winning another giant slalom.

The second run, I was just trying to trust my skiing and keep pushing, no matter what I felt." Then I was awake at 5. I was awake at 3. And I didn't want to make a mistake today. And I was awake at midnight. "It's a special place for me," she said.