Mikaela Shiffrin extends World Cup lead with rare super-G start as Curtoni sets record
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Rival Emma Aicher fails to finish Sunday's race
35-year-old Elena Curtoni sets record with win
Mikaela Shiffrin moved closer to a sixth career World Cup overall title on Sunday after a rare start in the super-G, a race her closest rival Emma Aicher did not finish.
Shiffrin placed 23rd in the race won by 35-year-old Elena Curtoni, who would have set a series of World Cup age records for women but for the recent comeback of 41-year-old Lindsey Vonn.
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