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Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin celebrated her 104th career World Cup podium and 67th slalom victory on Sunday at Copper Mountain, but the triumphant weekend came with a small sting: an automatic fine of CHF 999 (approximately $1,150 USD) from the International Ski Federation (FIS). The penalty was issued because Shiffrin arrived late to the mandatory public bib draw held the evening before the slalom race. Under FIS World Cup Rule 9.4, the top 15 ranked athletes in technical events (slalom and giant slalom) are required to appear in person at a designated time for the draw. Missing the check-in…

Mikaela Shiffrin has spent more than a decade making history look routine. Yet after watching 19-year-old Croatian sensation Leona Popović storm to second place in Saturday’s slalom – just 0.14 seconds behind her – the 29-year-old American sounded anything but threatened. “I’m excited,” Shiffrin said, smiling wide in the finish area. “I’m excited for all the amazing slalom skiing that’s happening right now and what’s possible for the future. So it’s only amazing.” The numbers back up her enthusiasm. In the past three World Cup slaloms, three different teenagers or twenty-somethings have finished on the podium alongside Shiffrin: Popović (19),…

Fresh off clinching her record-extending 104th World Cup win, Mikaela Shiffrin gave fans an unfiltered, hilarious peek into what recovery actually looks like for the queen of slalom, and it’s equal parts science and silliness. In a late-night Instagram story dump titled “recovery day,” the two-time Olympic champion shared the raw routine that keeps her legs alive after hammering gates all day: Ice bath suffering (complete with dramatic screaming face emojis) Normatec compression boots doing their thing A wildly energetic dance party in the hotel room to what she calls “dancy dancing slalom action” music Random bursts of shadow-skiing in…

American skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin further cemented her place as the most successful Alpine skier in history on Sunday, securing her 104th FIS World Cup victory with a commanding performance in the women’s slalom at Copper Mountain. The 30-year-old dominated both runs to finish 1.57 seconds ahead of Germany’s Lena Duerr, while 19-year-old Italian sensation Lara Colturi rounded out the podium in third. The win marked Shiffrin’s 67th career slalom triumph and her first World Cup victory on home soil in Colorado since 2015 — a drought of over nine years. “It feels extra special to win here in front…

In a weekend that blended heart-pounding drama, record-shattering glory, and unbreakable romance, alpine skiing’s golden couple—Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde—turned Colorado’s Copper Mountain into a stage for redemption and raw emotion. What began with Kilde’s nerve-jangling return to the World Cup circuit after nearly two years sidelined by a life-altering crash culminated in Shiffrin’s triumphant 104th career victory, all underscored by tears, hugs, and a love story that’s as fierce as the slopes they conquer. It was Thanksgiving Day, November 27, when the ski world held its breath for Kilde, the 33-year-old Norwegian speed demon and 2020 overall World…

Mikaela Shiffrin made history yet again on Sunday, winning the women’s giant slalom in Åre to claim her 104th career World Cup victory and surpass the all-time record she had shared with Ingemar Stenmark for just nine months. The 30-year-old American finished 0.78 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener, with Italy’s Federica Brignone taking third. The victory also mathematically secured Shiffrin’s place on the U.S. team for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, triggering emotional scenes at the finish area. Watching from the sidelines, Eileen Shiffrin – Mikaela’s mother and lifelong coach – could barely contain her pride. “She’s…

Mikaela Shiffrin turned Copper Mountain into her personal playground on Sunday, torching the women’s World Cup slalom by a cartoonish 1.57 seconds in front of 11,000 delirious, flag-waving fans and officially stamping her visa for Milano-Cortina 2026. The final time gap – 1:48.57 – felt almost disrespectful. Germany’s Lena Dürr, no slouch herself, took second and still lost by more than the length of the entire finish area. Nineteen-year-old phenom Lara Colturi (Albania) grabbed third at +1.85, and the rest of the field basically raced for fourth. This was Shiffrin’s 104th World Cup victory, her 67th in slalom, her 12th…

Colorado’s Mikaëla Shiffrin delivered a masterclass on home snow Sunday, charging to victory in the Killington Giant Slalom and becoming the first skier – man or woman – to reach 104 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup wins. Under bright sunshine and in front of a raucous American crowd that turned the Superstar trail into a red-white-and-blue sea, the 30-year-old from Edwards, Colorado, laid down two flawless runs to beat Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener by 0.62 seconds. Italy’s Federica Brignone rounded out the podium in third. Shiffrin, who already owned the all-time record, extended her lead in the history books with a…

Mikaela Shiffrin’s 104th World Cup victory belonged to the mountain, to the 11,000 roaring fans, and, most of all, to the woman who has been there since the very first turn: her mother, Eileen. As Shiffrin skied across the finish line 1.57 seconds clear of the field in Sunday’s Stifel Copper Cup slalom, the cameras quickly found Eileen Shiffrin in the leader’s box. The architect of Mikaela’s legendary career, eyes brimming, arms flung wide. The moment her daughter stopped, Eileen rushed forward, wrapped her in the longest hug of the afternoon, and whispered the four words that instantly went viral:…

Mikaela Shiffrin extended her own slice of skiing immortality on Sunday, charging to a dominant victory in the Stifel Copper Cup slalom to claim her 104th career FIS World Cup win – and the moment belonged as much to the man waiting for her at the bottom as it did to the champion herself. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Shiffrin’s fiancé and a 21-time World Cup winner, stood in the finish area with tears streaming down his face as his partner crossed the line 1.57 seconds clear of Germany’s Lena Dürr. The Norwegian wrapped Shiffrin in a long embrace while the home…