Shiffrin ties record with 35th slalom win
COURCHEVEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin wrote more World Cup history, winning a slalom Saturday for a women’s recordequaling 35th career victory in the discipline and 50th win overall. Shiffrin extended her first-run lead of 0.04 seconds to finish 0.29 clear of Petra Vlhova, who has been runner-up to the American star in all three traditional slaloms this season.
With the victory, Shiffrin tied her childhood idol Marlies Schild of Austria with 35 slalom wins on the World Cup circuit.
Schild’s final slalom victory, in December 2013, was achieved at the age of 32. Shiffrin turns 24 in March.
Shiffrin is also the youngest of the eight skiers, men and women, to win 50 World Cup races across all disciplines. More skiing: Swiss skier Daniel yule claimed his first World Cup victory when first-run leaders Marcel hirscher and henrik Kristoffersen straddled gates in the second leg of a night slalom in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. Yule finished 0.34 seconds ahead of Marco Schwarz of Austria and 0.50 ahead of Olympic bronze medalist Michael Matt of Austria.
Boxing: tony harrison withstood a late surge by Jermell Charlo to take the WBC super welterweight title in a unanimous decision that drew heavy boos from the crowd at Barclays Center. When the verdict was announced, Harrison leaped around the ring in celebration while
Charlo stood in disbelief. Soon after Charlo broke into Harrison’s interview on Fox to say “You know I won this fight.” Not according to judges Julie Lederman and ron Mcnair, who had it 115-113 for Harrison. robin taylor scored it 116-112 for the winner. The AP had it 115-113 for Charlo.
Soccer: Luka Modric scored one goal and set up another in leading Real Madrid to the Club World Cup title by easing past host side Al Ain 4-1. Ballon d’or winner Modric struck from long range in the 14th minute after a promising start by the underdog Al Ain. The European champions claim a record-extending seventh world title.
— Wire reports