Mikaela Shiffrin placed 25th in her first World Cup giant slalom race since her Nov. 30 crash at the Killington World Cup. Paula Moltzan, who was in third after the first run, led the
Camille Rast earned her first world title while Americans Paula Moltzan and Mikaela Shiffrin were fourth and fifth.
Winner Mikaela Shiffrin and third-place Paula Moltzan celebrate after Sunday's World Cup slalom in Sestriere, Italy. (Piermarco Tacca)
Mikaela Shiffrin, left, celebrates her 100th World Cup win along with fellow American Paula Moltzan, who took third in the slalom event on Sunday. SESTRIERE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in skiing’s World Cup history book.
Mikaela Shiffrin continued to show why she’s the best in the business on Sunday, claiming her historic 100th World Cup victory at Sestriere, Italy. Shiffrin finished 0.61 seconds ahead of second-placed Zrinka Ljutić after two runs in the women’s slalom event while her US teammate Paula Moltzan finished in third.
Mikaela Shiffrin seems to be picking up where she left off. Only a few months after her scary crash in Killington, Vermont, she surpassed another historical milestone by claiming her 100th World Cup win.
Mikaela Shiffrin has earned a record-extending 100th career Alpine skiing World Cup win, coming back from major injury to join a short list of athletes across all winter sports with triple-digit victories. Shiffrin won a slalom by 61 hundredths of a second over Croatian Zrinka Ljutic combining times from two runs in Sestriere, Italy, on Sunday.
Shiffrin became the first Alpine skier to hit 100 career World Cup wins, topping the podium in a slalom race Sunday in Italy.
After a bruising crash last November, Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the slopes on Sunday and made skiing history once again.
Mikaela Shiffrin expressed her thoughts as American skier Paula Moltzan secured her first individual World Championships medal in Saalbach, Austria. Moltzan finished third in the Giant Slalom race ...
All that talk about a record-breaking 16th medal. And extending her perfect run of six medals in six career slalom races at the world championships.