Shiffrin at the peak of skiing: But the record hunt is not over

It was “incomprehensible” and “incredible”, unbelievable, Shiffrin said in TV interviews. “As a teenager, I never thought “To be mentioned in the same sentence as Stenmark at some point.”

She had been asked about the record countless times in the past few weeks, even months. Shiffrin admitted on Friday that maintaining focus was not easy. “I tried not to think about the number 86 too much. But today it worked quite well. I thought, 'It will happen when it happens,' and focused solely on my race.”

One bullet chases the next With this success, Shiffrin, whose victory in the overall World Cup was already certain, won her second small crystal ball of the season. A declared goal of hers, as she attaches great importance to consistently driving at a high level. Shiffrin had already fixed the slalom ball before the World Championships at the end of January - for the seventh time.

Both now have 86 World Cup victories: Ingemar Stenmark (left) and Mikaela Shiffrin. © APA/afp / -, PONTUS LUNDAHL

As a child prodigy, Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin, born March 13, 1995 in Avon, Colorado, competed in the Ski World Cup. She was 17 years, 9 months and 7 days old when she celebrated her first World Cup victory on December 20, 2012. In Aare, the circle closes.

Records upon records Your splendid record hunt continues uninterrupted - especially in the special 2022/23 season. First, the exceptional athlete broke the record set by her former opponent and compatriot Lindsey Vonn and became the first woman to win 83 World Cups. Then, with her 14th World Championship medal, she became the most successful female ski racer at world championships in the post-war period. So now it's Stenmark's turn, who celebrated all 1970 victories in the technical disciplines in the 80s and 86s.

86, not much is missing from 100 victories, which everyone in the industry believes she will achieve sooner rather than later if she is healthy. As early as Saturday, Shiffrin could become the sole record holder in the slalom. There isn't much left and the high-flyer has collected 1.928 World Cup points this season, twice as many as the second best, Petra Vlhova (1.025).

Now we think across all sports All the record numbers clearly make the Colorado-born ski genius uncomfortable. “Maybe we can finally stop. I only know because you always bring it to my attention.” But comparisons have long been made about the limits of alpine skiing. There are around 95 World Cup victories for the biathlete Ole Eine Björndalen, or 114 for the cross-country skier Marit Björgen. As long as these are not achieved, Shiffrin will continue to have to face the record questions.

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Shiffrin at the peak of skiing: But the record hunt is not over

It's done. Mikaela Shiffrin wrote alpine skiing history in the giant slalom in Aare. At the place where she won her first race at World Cup level in December 2012, the American equaled Swede Ingemar Stenmark's record of 86 World Cup victories.

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