Article 6864Y Imperious Shiffrin moves closer to overall World Cup record with 84th win

Imperious Shiffrin moves closer to overall World Cup record with 84th win

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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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