Shiffrin extends record with 93rd World Cup win

Shiffrin extends record with 93rd World Cup win

The American was unstoppable as she dominated in the Austrian Alps.

Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates after winning the slalom race on the slopes of Lienz yesterday. (AP pic)
LIENZ:
Mikaela Shiffrin secured her record-extending 93rd career Alpine skiing World Cup win by dominating the slalom race on the slopes of Lienz yesterday.

The American was unstoppable down the slopes in the Austrian Alps, maintaining her lead by over a second going into the second run.

In the end, she clinched victory, finishing 2.34s ahead of Germany’s Lena Duerr.

Michelle Gisin from Switzerland came third, 2.45s behind Shiffrin.

The course in Lienz has become a favourite for the 28-year-old, who also secured the giant slalom victory on Thursday.

“First run, second run were totally different courses – different timing, different flow,” Shiffrin said.

“And I felt I just had a really good plan and my coaches pointed out the really key sections of the course and then I was good to go.”

Shiffrin extended her record for World Cup slalom victories to 56 and achieved her 80th podium finish in the discipline, just one shy of Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark’s record.

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