![]() ![]() Just keep moving right along,” said Shiffrin, who also secured the slalom and GS titles this season.Īfter Kilde asked her about plans to improve for next season, Shiffrin quipped: “We can discuss that later, in private.” The “what’s next?” question also came from her boyfriend and World Cup downhill champion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who conducted a course-side interview after the race. The overall record, between men and women, is held by Stenmark, who won 46 giant slaloms in the 1970s and 80s. ![]() The American has won seven of the last eight events and took the GS world title last month. Shiffrin's 21st career win in the discipline marked yet another milestone as it moved her past Swiss skier Vreni Schneider, who had 20 World Cup GS victories between the mid-80s and mid-90s. "I knew how close we all were heading into the second run, so I had to ski fast and not make too many mistakes to keep my position." “Today was the last opportunity this season and after winning earlier in the year, I really wanted to prove that I could do it again. “I’m so happy to finish on the podium,” said Grenier. Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund was 0.06 seconds behind in second place and Valerie Grenier of Mont-Tremblant, Que., was third, 0.20 seconds back. I hope not, I keep heading for more.”Ī week after breaking the record of Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, the American extended the all-time best mark for most career wins to 88 by winning the last race of the season, a giant slalom at the World Cup Finals on Sunday. “Sometimes a part of me feels like that's always my last victory. “I don't have a guess at how many,” Shiffrin replied. “What do you think will come next? How many victories?,” Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, wanted to know after handing Shiffrin her fifth big crystal globe, the prize for winning the World Cup overall title. SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) - After capping her record-setting season with career win 88, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked one question over and over again – and she couldn't really answer it. ![]()
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