'She's better than anyone' - Iga Swiatek congratulates Mikaela Shiffrin for breaking World Cup win record

12.03.2023 - 14:17 eurosport.com

Iga Swiatek has congratulated Mikaela Shiffrin after she won her 87th World Cup race to become the most decorated skier of all time at just 27 years old.

The world No. 1 and Shiffrin have struck up a virtual friendship in the last three years with both athletes praising each other through interviews and messages on social media.

Ad Swiatek was asked after her emphatic 6-0 6-1 win over Claire Liu at Indian Wells on Saturday whether there is a direct comparison to Shiffrin’s achievement in tennis.

Åre‘You have to find a new motivation’ – Stenmark on what’s next for record-breaking Shiffrin3 HOURS AGO «Well, any of the Big 3 guys [Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer] and Serena [Williams], I think,» Swiatek replied. «Yeah, she just dominated the sport. »But on the other hand, the Big 3 had each other to kind of compete against each other.

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