Mikaela Shiffrin breaks Alpine skiing World Cup wins record
With wins on back-to-back days, Mikaela Shiffrin broke the career record for Alpine skiing World Cup victories, grabbing her 87th on Saturday in a slalom in Åre, Sweden.
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Odermatt extends Alpine World Cup lead with Giant Slalom gold
Marco Odermatt stretched his lead at the top of the giant slalom World Cup standings with a fifth season victory. In the penultimate weekend of the season in Slovenia, Odermatt finished in a time of 2:16.65 to pip Alexis Pinturault of France and Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen to top spot.
Marco Odermatt on verge of overall Alpine skiing World Cup title after victory in Kranjska Gora
Marco Odermatt all-but confirmed his second overall Alpine skiing World Cup title after he battled to another giant slalom victory in Kranjska Gora. Odermatt was the class of the field in the first run but looked tired in the second leg and just did enough to beat Alexis Pinturault by 0.23 seconds to win his fifth giant slalom of the season. Ad Only Aleksander Aamodt Kilde could mathematically beat Odermatt to the overall Crystal Globe, but he’s not racing in Slovenia this weekend, so the Swiss skier is guaranteed to wrap up the title after Sunday’s giant slalom.
Watch: Mikaela Shiffrin closes in on record World Cup win No. 87
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took a big lead in the opening run of a women's World Cup slalom Saturday as she positioned herself for a record-setting 87th career win.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin heading for record win after 'pretty perfect' run
ARE, Sweden : U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin is on track for an all-time record 87th World Cup win after leading a women's slalom in Are, Sweden, with a "pretty perfect" first run on Saturday.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin ties Stenmark's record with 86th win
ARE, Sweden : Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a women's giant slalom in Are on Friday to equal Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's all-time record of 86 World Cup wins and complete her season's hat-trick of crystal globes.
Shiffrin leads giant slalom, closes in on 86th World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin made a strong start in her pursuit of a record-tying 86th World Cup victory on Friday by taking a big lead in the first run of a giant slalom.
Fit-again Wawrinka hopes to fight on after return to top 100
INDIAN WELLS, California : Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka said his niggling injury problems were finally behind him after quarter-final runs in Rotterdam and Marseille catapulted him back into the top 100 in the world rankings.