LEVI, Finland—A smiling Mikaela Shiffrin said it’s hard to explain what her 75 World Cup victories mean to her because “it’s a pretty big number, actually.”
The American was clear about her most-recent one, though.
“I’m really happy with the feeling today,” she said Saturday after claiming the season-opening women’s World Cup race. “I’ve been racing for so many years now and every single race that I won had a special meaning.”
Saturday’s was her 48th slalom victory. No other skier has won more titles in a single competition than the 27-year-old Colorado native.
She reached her 67th slalom podium, also a record in women’s single competition, one more than compatriot Lindsey Vonn in downhill races….