Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait at least another five weeks before she can try to equal the record for the most career victories with 86, at the Alpine Skiing World Cup.
The American finished second in a slalom on Sunday and remained one win behind Ingemar Stenmark on the men’s and women’s all-time winning list. The Swede competed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Shiffrin’s next chance will be in March after the February 6-19 world championships in France.
Worlds do not count towards the number of World Cup wins.
“I have no expectations,” Shiffrin said of his next World Cup event, either speed at Kvitfjell in Norway on March 4-5 or technical at Are in Sweden the following week. »
“It’s like every race of the season, I try to take it all in and enjoy it — enjoying my skiing, enjoying when other athletes are skiing better. Because there is always something to learn from that. »
Shiffrin broke a tie on the women’s all-time list with American Lindsey Vonn on Tuesday. Retired since 2019, Vonn concluded his career with 82 wins.
On Sunday, Shiffrin held a 0.67 second lead over Lena Dürr, but posted only the 14th fastest time in the final run and trailed the German skier by 0.06.
“I feel like I skied well or even very well,” said Shiffrin. Lena has been strong all season and she deserves to win. »
It was Dürr’s second World Cup win, 10 years to the day after winning in Moscow.
Zrinka Ljutic was 0.49 seconds behind, finishing third for a first career World Cup podium.
The Croatian won the junior world title in slalom this month.
Shiffrin still secured the slalom title of the season, with two races to go.
Her closest rival, Wendy Holdener, made a costly mistake in the opening round. The Swiss failed to qualify for the second round and did not score any World Cup points.
It makes Shiffrin the first woman to win seven season slalom titles, overtaking Switzerland’s Vreni Schneider, who won it six times in the 1980s and 1990s.
The women’s record for most titles in any discipline is held by Vonn, who won eight Crystal Globes as the season’s top downhill skier.
Laurence St-Germain, of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, distinguished herself with a seventh place.
The Quebecer was 10th after the first run, en route to her second top 10 of the season.
British Columbian Amelia Smart finished 20th.