Mikaela Shiffrin breaks Lindsey Vonn's World Cup record to become the queen of alpine skiing in record time
Mikaela Shiffrin officially owns the record for most alpine World Cup victories by a woman.
The 27-year-old won in Kronplatz, Italy on Tuesday to earn her 83rd WC win, surpassing Lindsey Vonn.
Shriffin had 4 fewer years than Vonn to reach 82 wins, and now she's headed for the all-time record.
Mikaela Shriffin is in sole possession of the record for most alpine World Cup victories by a woman. And she broke the record in record time.
The 27-year-old matched the legendary Lindsey Vonn at 82 wins with a giant slalom victory in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on January 8. Just over two weeks later, she earned No. 83 in Kronplatz, Italy — where she'd won one previous World Cup — in giant slalom to break Vonn's record.
Here's the clip of her ninth win of the season.
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But perhaps even more impressive than overtaking the record itself — not to mention one previously owned by a titan of the sport — is the speed with which Shriffin was able to claim it as her own.