SOLDEU, Andorra — Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup finals Sunday as the American standout ended the season with yet another record.
The victory moved Shiffrin past Vreni Schneider, a week after matching the Swiss skier’s mark of 20 World Cup giant slalom victories. The American has won seven of the past eight events and took the giant slalom world title last month.
The overall record, between men and women, is held by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, who won 46 giant slaloms in the 1970s and ’80s.
“I don’t know, you guys tell me,” Shiffrin said with a laugh when she was asked about possible next records in a courseside interview conducted by her boyfriend and World Cup downhill champion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. “Just keep moving right along,”
When Kilde asked her about plans to improve for next season, Shiffrin quipped: “We can discuss that later, in private.”
Shiffrin secured the overall, slalom and giant slalom titles this season and extended the all-time record for most career wins to 88.
On Sunday, Shiffrin also set a personal best of 2,206 World Cup points from 31 starts this season, two points more than her tally from 2018-19, when she competed in 26 races.
Only one skier has secured more points in a single season:…
