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Alpine skiing: Mikaela Shiffrin wins the Saalbach slalom, her 97th World Cup victory

2024-03-16T14:15:48.149Z

Highlights: Mikaela Shiffrin wins the Saalbach slalom, her 97th World Cup victory. The American signs her second victory in seven days. She beat the Norwegian Mina Fuerst Holtmann and the Swede Anna Swenn-Larsson. This is his 9th success of the winter, the 60th in slalm and the 97th in the World Cup. To reach the milestone of 100 World Cup victories, he will have to wait until next season.


The American signs her second victory in seven days. After a month and a half off the slopes and a fall in Italy, Mikaela Shiffrin


The 100 wall is fast approaching.

Ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin (29) ended her season on Saturday with a 97th World Cup victory by winning the last slalom of the winter, this Saturday, in Saalbach, Austria.

Away from the circuit for a month and a half after a heavy fall in Italy at the end of January, the American star, returned to the slopes last week, scored his second victory in seven days between the stakes.

She beat the Norwegian Mina Fuerst Holtmann and the Swede Anna Swenn-Larsson.

This is his 9th success of the winter, the 60th in slalom and the 97th in the World Cup.

Also read: Technique, physical, mental… why Mikaela Shiffrin is the greatest skier in history

Shiffrin out until end of season

Mikaela Shiffrin, who won the small slalom globe, also announced that she had finished her season, she who will not compete in the giant on Sunday, nor in the speed events (super-G and downhill) in the finals, scheduled for next weekend.

The five-time winner of the big globe will therefore not play the general classification of the World Cup.

Enough to give yourself some recovery time after a painful fall in January during the descent from Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy).

To reach the milestone of 100 World Cup victories, he will have to wait until next season.

Source: leparis

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