Mikaela Shiffrin: World Ski Championships throwback

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  • February 10, 2025

Shiffrin sealed a third consecutive world slalom title and also bagged a GS silver.

It was a turning point for the 21-year-old, who vowed “no limits” as she announced her targeting the super-G and downhill in her quest for global domination.

“I have a lot of goals there and hopefully some day I’d like to win in super-G and downhill, but that’ll take some time before I can do that consistently, so it’s definitely a long road for me,” she said.

2019 Are

Races: slalom (1): giant slalom (3); super-G (1)

Shiffrin arrived in Sweden a season after her botched defence of her Olympic title at the Pyeongchang Games, where she did however claim giant slalom gold.

She kicked off proceedings by making good on her move up to the speed disciplines, winning gold in the super-G. “This is crazy!” was her reaction.

In a great champs, she also defended her slalom title for the fourth time and took bronze in the GS.

2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo

Races: slalom (3); giant slalom (2); super-G (3); combined (1)

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