After six weeks out of the sport, ski star Mikaela Shiffrin made a triumphant return from injury to win a record-equaling eighth World Cup slalom season title in Åre, Sweden, on Sunday.
After six weeks out of the sport, ski star Mikaela Shiffrin made a triumphant return from injury to win a record-equaling eighth World Cup slalom season title in Åre, Sweden, on Sunday. The win ties the American with Lindsey Vonn and Ingemar Stenmark, who both clinched eight crystal globes – the trophy for Alpine skiing World Cup season titles – in a single discipline. Austrian star Marcel Hirscher won eight overall season titles during his career, but not in a single discipline.
” Shiffrin showed no signs of rust as she won Sunday’s slalom event with an impressive performance – bursting out of the blocks with two lightning quick runs. Her total time was 1.24 seconds quicker than second-placed Zrinka Ljutic of Croatia and 1.34 seconds faster than Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin in third. The win will also offer some reprieve after a difficult few weeks.
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