AP Interview: Stenmark says Shiffrin ‘better than I was’
March 10, 2023 GMTTo Ingemar Stenmark, all this fuss over Mikaela Shiffrin as she approached his record of 86 World Cup skiing victories was beside the point.
Shiffrin and Stenmark took different paths to skiing record
March 10, 2023 GMTIngemar Stenmark's unbreakable skiing record just got matched by Mikaela Shiffrin.
Mikaela Shiffrin closes in on World Cup skiing history
March 8, 2023 GMTHistory beckons for Mikaela Shiffrin on Friday when the American skier competes in one of her best events.
Shiffrin is seeking a record-tying 86th win on the World Cup skiing circuit, a number that would equal Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's mark from the 1970s and 80s.
Shiffrin misses out in super-G, still chasing 86th victory
March 3, 2023 GMTKVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin 's hunt for a record-tying 86th career victory was extended for at least another day.
Shiffrin dominates training as she eyes Stenmark’s record
March 1, 2023 GMTAmerican skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated downhill training in Norway on Wednesday ahead of what could become another record-breaking weekend.
AP Interview: Stenmark says Shiffrin ‘better than I was’
February 27, 2023 GMTTo Ingemar Stenmark, all this fuss over Mikaela Shiffrin as she approaches his record of 86 World Cup skiing victories is beside the point.
Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title
January 29, 2023 GMTSPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — A shake of the head, lips pouting... but then all smiles.
Mikaela Shiffrin was quick to take the positives after realizing she had to wait for at least five more weeks before tying the World Cup record for most career wins with victory No.
Shiffrin wins slalom, moves within 1 win of World Cup record
January 28, 2023 GMTSPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin celebrated with a shoulder wiggle and a bright smile Saturday after dominating a slalom and moving within one victory of the 34-year-old World Cup record of 86 wins.
From the start, Shiffrin showed she was the skier to beat
January 24, 2023 GMTFrom a prodigiously talented 15-year-old to the most decorated female skier of all-time, Mikaela Shiffrin has done quite a lot in only 12 years.
The American skier won her record-breaking 83rd victory Tuesday in her 238th race on the World Cup circuit, the globe-trotting competition for the best skiers on the planet.
American skier Shiffrin wins record 83rd World Cup race
January 24, 2023 GMTSAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Exhaustion. Relief. Satisfaction.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin felt all that and more after winning a record 83rd World Cup race Tuesday.
‘100 or more’: Shiffrin’s idol expects her to keep winning
January 11, 2023 GMTFLACHAU, Austria (AP) — While Mikaela Shiffrin is set to continue her quest for a record-setting 83rd women’s Alpine skiing World Cup win next week, her biggest idol sees even larger milestones coming up for the American.
Shiffrin’s record hunt on hold with Zagreb slalom canceled
January 5, 2023 GMTZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait at least a couple of more days to match Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup wins record.
Shiffrin takes slalom to move within 1 win of Vonn’s record
January 4, 2023 GMTZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin felt “really excited” Wednesday after winning the first women’s World Cup race of 2023.
And it wasn't because she had just moved within one victory of Lindsey Vonn's record.
Yule wins Madonna di Campiglio night slalom for 3rd time
December 22, 2022 GMTMADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy (AP) — When it comes to the World Cup slalom on the steep and icy Canalone Miramonti course, Daniel Yule is a specialist.
The Swiss skier won the night race for the third time Thursday, surging up from fourth place after the opening run with a flawless second trip down.
Shiffrin gaining on Vonn, Stenmark as World Cup season opens
October 20, 2022 GMTMikaela Shiffrin heads into the World Cup season that begins Saturday in Austria with 74 career wins on the circuit, putting her within shouting distance of Lindsey Vonn’s 82, the most for a woman, and Ingemar Stenmark’s overall mark of 86.
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Shiffrin wins record 47th slalom, Vlhova takes season title
January 11, 2022 GMTSCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin impressed with a come-from-behind win in a night race Tuesday to send a strong signal to her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova in the last women's World Cup slalom before the Beijing Olympics.
Shiffrin ties Stenmark record with win in women’s slalom
November 28, 2021 GMTKILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin marked the return of the women’s World Cup to North America by setting yet another record — and the two-time Olympic champion did it Sunday on home snow.
Shiffrin beat Petra Vlhova — her main rival — for her 46th win in World Cup slaloms.
Back from injury, Shiffrin eyes World Cup record in Finland
November 17, 2021 GMTApproaching a race weekend where she can set yet another Alpine skiing World Cup record might sound like business as usual to Mikaela Shiffrin.
This time, it’s not.
The American double Olympic champion has arrived in Levi, Finland, after dealing with back pain that limited her preparation in Copper Mountain, the U.S.
Olympic champion ski racer Shiffrin dealing with back issue
November 5, 2021 GMTTwo-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is not able to ski and prepare the way she would like to currently because of a hurt back that she likened to “a very severe muscle spasm or kind of a strain” in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday.
Shiffrin triumphs for record 41st World Cup slalom win
November 23, 2019 GMTLEVI, Finland (AP) — Coming off a record-breaking season with 17 race wins, Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t need much time in the new campaign to reach yet another milestone...
Vonn and boyfriend Subban go together like snow and ice
February 8, 2019 GMTARE, Sweden (AP) — Of all the people flying in to attend Lindsey Vonn's final race — her dad and two siblings, U...
American Mikaela Shiffrin wins record 36th World Cup slalom
December 29, 2018 GMTSEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin capped the best year of her career by setting yet another milestone Saturday, overtaking one of her childhood idols to become the most successful female slalom skier in the 52-year history of the World Cup.
World Cup spotlight again on Vonn and Shiffrin
October 25, 2018 GMTSOELDEN, Austria (AP) — The spotlight will again be on American duo Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin in the 53rd women's Alpine skiing World Cup season — but for very different reasons...