Imperious Shiffrin moves closer to overall World Cup record with 84th win
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6864Y)
- American broke women's World Cup record on Tuesday
- Now has Ingemar Stenmark's overall record of 86 in sights
Mikaela Shiffrin didn't wait long to add to her record total of World Cup wins. A day after securing record 83rd victory in Kronplatz, Shiffrin added her 84th win on Wednesday in another giant slalom on the same Italian course.
And just as she had a day earlier, Shiffrin led from start to finish, dominating the first run down the steep Erta course and then adding to her advantage in the second. Shiffrin finished a massive 0.82 seconds ahead of two-time Olympic silver medalist Ragnhild Mowinckel and 1.19sec ahead of Olympic champion Sara Hector.
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