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Mikaela Shiffrin breaks Lindsey Vonn's World Cup record to become the queen of alpine skiing in record time

Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates her record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory.
Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates her record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory.REUTERS/Lisa Leutner
  • 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.

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Here's the clip of her ninth win of the season.

 

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.