Mikaela Shiffrin ends season with record 21st giant slalom win
SOLDEU, Andorra — Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals on Sunday as the American standout ended the season with yet another record.
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Alpine skiing-Shiffrin ends season on a high with another record in giant slalom win
Mikaela Shiffrin extended her record to 88 World Cup victories after dominating the season-ending giant slalom in Soldeu on Sunday to win her 14th event of the season.
Brady Leman bows out in style as Reece Howden claims Crystal Globe in final ski cross race of the season
Brady Leman signed off from a decorated ski cross career in style with a World Cup victory in his final ever race on home snow. The veteran Canadian, 36, is retiring at the end of this season but bowed out in perfect fashion with a win in the last event of the campaign in Craigleith.
Women's Curling World Championships 2023: Switzerland off to winning start in title defence
Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni says her team are loving life on the Swedish ice after getting their Women's Curling World Championship title defence off to a winning start on Saturday. Switzerland beat the USA 7-5 in the afternoon session as the annual showpiece got underway in Sandviken. Ad The Swiss were far from their usual fluent best but experienced Tirinzoni, who steered her rink to glory in Canada last year, insists they're now firmly up to speed with the Scandinavian conditions.
Ester Ledecka roars back to parallel slalom victory in Germany
Olympic champion Ester Ledecka roared to her first snowboard parallel slalom gold of the season in Berchtesgaden. The 27-year-old cemented her comeback from a collarbone injury with a brilliant victory over home favourite Theresia Ramona Hofmeister in the final race of the season.
Vlhova returns to the top of the podium with slalom gold
Petra Vlhova overcame a disappointing season to clinch gold in the final women's slalom race of the campaign in Soldeu. The Slovakian finished in a combined time of 1:51.38 to pip Leona Popovic and Mikaela Shiffrin to the top spot.
Alpine skiing-Swiss Odermatt breaks 23-year-old record for most points in season
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt broke the men's record for most points in a World Cup season that had stood for 23 years when he won the giant slalom in Soldeu on Saturday.
Late surge propels Petra Vlhova to women's slalom win in World Cup season finale
Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova used a frenetic finish on her final run to win the last women's World Cup slalom of the season Saturday, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed third.