Shiffrin captures record for wins
Two minutes after earning her 87th career win,
Mikaela Shiffrin finally understood the significance of setting the record for World Cup victories.
In the middle of the awards ceremony, a man in a red jacket unexpectedly stepped forward from the crowd and that was the moment Shiffrin first realized what it all meant to her.
It was her brother, Taylor, who secretly had flown in to Sweden and now came over to hug her.
“I’ve said it the whole time, I don’t know how to define that,” Shiffrin said about the record. “But when you have these special moments ... seeing my brother and [sister-in-law] Kristi and my mom [and coach,
Eileen] in the finish today, that’s what makes it memorable.”
Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for career victories by winning a slalom Saturday, breaking a tie with
Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time list of men and women. The Swede competed in the 1970s and ’80s.
“Pretty hard to comprehend,” said Shiffrin, who crouched and rested her head on her knees after finishing the final run.
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