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American skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin continued her blistering start to the 2025-26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season on Sunday, cruising to victory in the women’s slalom in Gurgl, Austria. The win marks her second consecutive World Cup triumph in just seven days, further solidifying her status as the most decorated skier in history. Shiffrin, 30, delivered a near-flawless performance across both runs, finishing 0.92 seconds ahead of the field to secure her 99th career World Cup victory. Albania’s Lara Colturi, competing in only her second full World Cup season at age 19, earned a career-best second place, while Switzerland’s…

As Mikaela Shiffrin skied into the finish area with yet another commanding victory, the loudest cheer didn’t come from the packed grandstands; it came from the one person who has been there since the very first turn her daughter ever made. Moments after Mikaela sealed her record-extending 103rd World Cup win in Sunday’s Gurgl slalom, Eileen Shiffrin – coach, chauffeur, confidante, and biggest fan for three decades – could barely hold back the tears. “I’m super proud of you, girl!” Eileen exclaimed, arms wrapped tight around her daughter in the finish corral, voice cracking with emotion that has become a…

Mikaela Shiffrin continued her sensational start to the 2025-26 season on Sunday, racing to her 103rd career World Cup win with a commanding performance in the Gurgl slalom – a victory she described as “my best skiing” of the early winter. The 30-year-old American was untouchable on the demanding Austrian slope, winning both runs to finish 1.23 seconds ahead of fast-rising 19-year-old Lara Colturi (ALB) and 1.41 seconds clear of Switzerland’s Camille Rast, who completed the podium. Just eight days after dominating the season-opening slalom in Levi, Shiffrin repeated the feat in Gurgl, extending her all-time World Cup wins record…

Mikaela Shiffrin delivered another masterclass in slalom skiing on Sunday, storming to her 103rd career Alpine Skiing World Cup win and prompting an emotional reaction from her fiancé, Norwegian star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. The 30-year-old American dominated the season’s second slalom in Gurgl, posting the fastest time in both runs to finish 1.23 seconds clear of 19-year-old Lara Colturi of Albania. Switzerland’s Camille Rast completed the podium, a further 0.31 seconds back. “She’s done it again! Totally speechless!!” Aamodt Kilde wrote on social media moments after Shiffrin crossed the line, echoing the awe felt across the ski racing world as…

Mikaela Shiffrin continued her reign over women’s slalom with a breathtaking performance at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Gurgl, securing her record-extending 103rd career victory and 66th slalom triumph. The American icon dominated the Kirchenkar course, finishing 1.23 seconds ahead of the field with the fastest times in both runs, while 19-year-old Albanian sensation Lara Colturi claimed second and Swiss star Camille Rast rounded out the podium in third. In a repeat of last week’s Levi thriller, Shiffrin and Colturi locked horns at the top, but the veteran edged out the prodigy once again on the steep, technical…

Mikaela Shiffrin etched another chapter in her legendary career today, clinching her record-breaking 103rd FIS Alpine Ski World Cup win with a masterful performance in the women’s slalom at the Gurgl stop. The 30-year-old American superstar dominated the high-altitude course, solidifying her status as the greatest alpine skier in history and sending waves of excitement through the international skiing community. Under crisp, sunny skies and on a impeccably groomed track that tested precision and power, Shiffrin posted the fastest time in both runs, finishing with a combined margin of 1.23 seconds ahead of the field. Her flawless technique through the…

Mikaela Shiffrin delivered another masterclass in slalom precision on Sunday morning, posting the fastest first-run time in the second women’s World Cup slalom of the Olympic season and extending her early-season dominance. The 30-year-old American, racing on a demanding course set by her longtime coach Janne Haarala, stopped the clock 0.31 seconds ahead of 19-year-old sensation Lara Colturi of Albania — an exact repeat of the 1-2 order from last weekend’s season opener in Levi, Finland. Under bright sunshine and biting cold that kept the snow dry and grippy, Shiffrin built her advantage on the flatter lower section of the…

The Rettenbach course erupted in a symphony of red-white-red fervor as four Austrian athletes stormed the top three spots after the first run of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women’s slalom, turning the high-altitude venue into a home-soil stronghold and setting the stage for a nail-biting second descent at 13:30 local time. In a stunning display of national dominance rarely seen in the precision-fueled chaos of slalom, the Austrian quartet – led by a flawless opener from world No. 1 Mikaela Shiffrin? Wait, no – hold on, the plot thickens with a twist of Tyrolean tenacity. Actually, scratch that…

 In a display of vintage dominance, Mikaela Shiffrin seized control of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women’s slalom on Sunday morning, storming to the top of the leaderboard after a flawless first run that left her rivals scrambling in the snow-dusted gates of the Rettenbach course. The American superstar, fresh off her record-extending 102nd career World Cup victory in Levi, Finland just eight days ago, clocked an impeccable time that put her more than a second clear of the chasing pack as the morning session wrapped under crisp Tyrolean skies. Shiffrin’s lead – a jaw-dropping margin in the precision-demanding…

One week after demolishing the field in Levi by almost eight-tenths of a second, Mikaela Shiffrin is back in the start gate, bib 5 gleaming under the Austrian sun, looking every bit the unstoppable force the ski world has come to both admire and fear. The question hanging over the Kirchenkar slope this morning isn’t if Shiffrin will be fast — it’s whether anyone on the planet is fast enough to beat her when she’s this dialed in. Shiffrin Reloaded. That’s the only way to describe the 30-year-old American right now. After a 2024/25 season disrupted by injury and cautious…