Shiffrin claims 83rd World Cup win to set women's record

American Mikaela Shiffrin claimed yet another record in her trophy-laden career as she secured an 83rd women's World Cup victory on Tuesday, moving her to the top of the list past her compatriot Lindsey Vonn.

After a few near-misses since matching Vonn's mark in Kranjska Gora earlier this month, Shiffrin sealed her milestone win in the giant slalom at the Italian resort of Kronplatz.

"I don't think there are words to explain all the feelings because during the day it's stressful, sometimes peaceful, sometimes nervous, sometimes exciting," Shiffrin, told reporters in the finish area.

"These days with two runs and everything, they are long days. They're exhausting and at the end of it there's too much excitement to feel."

The four-time overall World Cup champion clocked the fastest first leg down the Erta slope with Swiss reigning giant slalom world champion Lara Gut-Behrami 0.13 seconds behind.

Gut-Behrami piled on the pressure with a superb second run but Shiffrin, 27, responded and consolidated her advantage to claim victory by 0.45 seconds overall.

Italy's Federica Brignone was third.

"I was a bit nervous for the second run but mostly I hate waiting," explained Shiffrin. "Finally when it was time to go then everything went quiet and I just pushed as hard as I could every turn and it was pretty amazing to come through the finish and see I was quite fast.

"I was kind of wild in some spots but it felt so clean.

"I thought I wouldn't be faster but I thought I could maybe be close and somehow I got there to the finish and it was quite good."

Swedish men's slalom great Ingemar Stenmark holds the absolute record of 86 World Cup victories - all in slalom or giant slalom - in the 1970s and 1980s.

The record is another addition to