Shiffrin breaks the sound barrier: 100 World Cup victories in the slalom!

Shiffrin breaks the sound barrier: 100 World Cup victories in the slalom!

The ski world stands still, because Mikaela Shiffrin wrote history! The American superstarin celebrated her 100th World Cup victory at Slalom in Sestriere and thus exceeded the legendary mark, which has caused a sensation for years. But that's not enough, because with this fantastic success Shiffrin secured her 155th podium, which she draws with the record of Ingemar Stenmark, as reports Laola1.at. After a failed giant slalom on Saturday, where she did not get into the second round, Shiffrin showed a masterful performance on Sunday.

Not only Shiffrin's success catches the eye. The Croatian Zrinka Ljutic not only secured her position in the Slalom World Cup with a second place (+0.61 seconds), but also displaced Camille Rast from the top, which fell at the beginning of the event. The third US participant, Paula Moltzan, completed the race on the podium and left the half-time third Katharina Liensberger behind. Liensberger ultimately became fourth (+0.76), while other Austrians such as Katharina Truppe and Katharina Gallhuber were less successful with the ranks twelve and 24. The day was also disappointing for some athletes such as Franziska Gritsch and Lisa Hörhager because they did not make it into the second run, reported Vorarlberg.ORF.AT.

strong achievements and surprises

Another Highlight of the competition was the impressive jump from 19-year-old Swede Cornelia Oehlund, who came to fifth place from 23rd place and achieved the fastest time in the second round (+0.84 seconds). This shows that the competition in alpine skiing is never predictable and that every athlete can surprise with a strong performance. The entire event was characterized by drama and excitement, which further increased the interest of the fans in the Ski World Cup.