Mikaela Shiffrin misses out in super-G, still chasing 86th victory
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished in fourth place in a World Cup super-G on Friday in Kvitfjell, Norway, and missed out on a record-tying 86th career victory.
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Cornelia Huetter stuns Elena Curtoni by 0.01s to end long Austrian drought and win super-G in Norway
It had been nearly a year since an Austrian women had won a World Cup race but Cornelia Huetter has ended the drought, beating Elena Curtoni by just 0.01s in the women’s super-G at Kvitfjell on Friday. When Katharina Liensberger won the slalom at Are on March 12 2022 she could never have known that it would be nearly another 12 months before one of her compatriots won another race.
How Canada Games ski races are timed to a fraction of a second
In the high-speed sport of alpine skiing, a single hundredth of a second is often the difference between a podium finish or, as the 2023 Canada Games witnessed, can lead to a tie.
Sheffield United 1-0 Tottenham: Iliman Ndiay fires Blades into FA Cup quarter-final with win over Spurs
A late goal from Iliman Ndiaye helped Sheffield United to beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Bramall Lane and progress to the FA Cup quarter-final. It was an evenly contested first half, with both sides moving the ball patiently as they looked to create openings. Neither side looked to go direct but rather build up slowly from the back.
Mikaela Shiffrin resumes World Cup wins record chase this weekend
Mikaela Shiffrin, fresh off a successful world championships, returns to racing this weekend, one victory shy of the career Alpine skiing World Cup wins record of 86, one of the greatest records in the sport.
Ski legend Ingemar Stenmark says U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin 'better than I was'
To Ingemar Stenmark, all this fuss over Mikaela Shiffrin as she approaches his record of 86 World Cup skiing victories is beside the point.
AJ Ginnis admits straddle during men’s slalom at Palisades Tahoe - ‘it doesn’t look good for me!’
For a short period of time it looked as if AJ Ginnis was about to complete the most sensational month in Alpine Skiing history. For those who had forgotten, Ginnis was one of the stories of the recent Alpine World Ski Championships as he stormed to a shock silver medal in the slalom, his country’s first medal at the championships.
Mikaela Shiffrin on the verge of breaking Ingemar Stenmark's record for alpine skiing World Cup wins
It’s a matter of if, rather then when, Mikaela Shiffrin will become the most successful alpine skier of all-time as she returns to World Cup action this week. Prior to the World Championships, Shiffrin broke Lindsey Vonn’s record of the most World Cup wins for a female skier, and she is now just one victory away from equalling Ingemar Stenmark’s benchmark for both men and women. Ad For 34 years, Stenmark’s 86 wins has been targeted by the likes of Vonn and Marcel Hirscher, but neither of them were able to surpass it.