Mikaela Shiffrin sets all-time World Cup podium record but lets win slip away
by Associated Press from on (#6VSVN)
- American finishes in third place in Are, Sweden
- Shiffrin now has 156 podium finishes at World Cup
Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record on Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in the slalom in Are, Sweden.
Racing through steadily falling snow with a first-run lead, Shiffrin was only 25th-fastest in the second run to finish in third place, 0.19 seconds behind surprise winner Katharina Truppe. Katharina Liensberger placed second, trailing 0.05 behind her Austrian teammate, whose first career World Cup win was earned at the age of 29.
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