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The “what’s next?” question also came from her boyfriend and World Cup downhill champion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who conducted a course-side interview after the race.
After Kilde asked her about plans to improve for next season, Shiffrin quipped: “We can discuss that later, in private.” Only one skier secured more points in a single season: Slovenian great Tina Maze ended her 2012-13 campaign on 2,414.the men's record of 2,042 points Sunday's result also marked Shiffrin's record 138th career World Cup podium, moving her one ahead of former teammate Lindsey Vonn's mark of 137.“Honestly, I think probably being the youngest Olympic slalom champion. That was really the only record that I actually ever wanted, like really shot for,” said Shiffrin, who was 18 when she won her first Olympic gold at the 2014 Sochi Games.
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