“If I ski my best slalom, I have a really good chance to take the victory,” Mikaela Shiffrin said. “But there’s a lot of other athletes who are sick of that. So we’ll see what happens.”
“It’s pretty impressive that the top two female skiers of all time are Americans in a sport historically dominated by Europeans,” Vonn wrote in a guest column for The Associated Press. “We’re 20 wins ahead of the next woman , which is a substantial margin. So it’s not even really close. It just speaks for our country as a whole and what we’re capable of doing.”
What’s more is that Shiffrin is only 27, while Vonn was 33 when she got to 82. Shiffrin could compete for many more years and win many more races, perhaps even set the new standard above 100 wins. Marcel Hirscher holds the record with eight overall titles and Moser-Pröll has the women’s mark with six.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mikaela Shiffrin still chasing Lindsey Vonn’s victory record as win streak endsThe frustration on Mikaela Shiffrin’s face — mouth agape in apparent disappointment followed by pursed lips — lasted all of about 60 seconds.
Read more »
Mikaela Shiffrin equals Lindsey Vonn's all-time record of World Cup wins | CNNAmerican skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin has equaled Lindsey Vonn's record of 82 World Cup wins with victory in the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday.
Read more »
Mikaela Shiffrin matches Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup record with win No. 82Mikaela Shiffrin matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win Sunday.
Read more »
Mikaela Shiffrin Ties Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup Skiing Wins RecordMikaela Shiffrin matched Lindsey Vonn’s mark for most career women’s World Cup skiing victories with her 82nd career win!
Read more »
Mikaela Shiffrin shows her emotions after matching Lindsey Vonn's recordShe can now break Vonn’s mark in a night slalom scheduled for Flachau, Austria, on...
Read more »
Mikaela Shiffrin matches Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup record with win No. 82Shiffrin celebrated her record-matching victory with a scream then bent over and rested her hands on her poles before kissing her skis in the awards ceremony.
Read more »