Mikaela Shiffrin made a triumphant return to the Alpine skiing World Cup after a six-week injury layoff, dominating the season’s penultimate slalom for career win 96
Photograph: Alessandro Trovati/APPhotograph: Alessandro Trovati/APAmerican records 96th career World Cup win and locking up her record-equaling eighth season title in the discipline.
Shiffrin had been out since she sprained the MCL and tibiofibular ligament in her knee in January, while also still recovering from a bone bruise she had sustained at the start of the season. The season title is Shiffrin’s eighth in slalom, making her the fourth skier to win eight crystal globes – the traditional prize in Alpine skiing – in a single classification.
Shiffrin positioned herself for Sunday’s victory by posting the fastest first-tun run time, edging out Gisin by 0.02 seconds and Ljutic by 0.11.