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.

Alpine Skiing‘Was not expecting this!’ — St-Germain ends 63-year wait for Canadian slalom gold18/02/2023 AT 15:28 Shiffrin will break it, though, and many think the American will reach 100 World Cup wins. When will Shiffrin break Stenmark’s World Cup record? After skipping the downhill in Crans-Montana, Shiffrin will be back racing live on Eurosport and discovery+ this Friday in Kvitfjell, Norway. Three speed races take place this week, with two super-G events on Friday and Sunday, plus a downhill in the middle.

Shiffrin hasn’t raced a full speed programme this season, choosing instead to focus on the technical events, although she did win the super-G in St Moritz. She was also runner-up in the World Championships super-G, missing out on gold to Italy’s Marta Bassino by 0.11 seconds. Therefore, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Shiffrin didn’t win this week, after all, you can’t win everything – even when you might be considered the GOAT.