ARE, Sweden — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for career victories with 87 by winning a slalom Saturday.
Shiffrin broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time winner list for men or women. The Swedish skier competed in the 1970s and ’80s.
She had matched Stenmark’s mark of 86 wins with victory in a giant slalom Friday.
“Pretty hard to comprehend,” Shiffrin said about the record.
After finishing the final run, the American crouched and rested her head on her knees. Her brother, Taylor Shiffrin, then came out and hugged her during the winners ceremony.
“My brother and sister-in-law are here, and I didn’t know they were coming. That makes this so special,” Shiffrin said.
Saturday’s result marked the American’s sixth slalom win of the season and her record-extending 53rd career win in the discipline.
Shiffrin dominated the first run and posted the fifth-fastest time in the second to beat Swiss skier Wendy Holdener by 0.92 seconds. Third-place home favorite Anna Swenn Larsson was the last racer to finish within a second of Shiffrin’s time.
“The best feeling is to ski on the second run when, of course you want to win, you have a lead, so you have to be sort of smart, but also, I just wanted to be fast too and ski the second run…
