
SAALBACH: Mikaela Shiffrin extended her record career haul to 97 World Cup victories when the American won the last slalom of the season at the Alpine World Cup finals in the Austrian resort of Saalbach today.
Shiffrin was second fastest after the first run in her signature discipline, 0.11s behind Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson, but stormed to her 60th slalom victory with a spectacular second run.
With her mother and coach Eileen watching on, the 29-year-old Shiffrin was handed the crystal globe soon after and she held it aloft while pumping her fist before kissing the trophy and acknowledging the crowd.
Shiffrin, who was out of action for several weeks after injuring her knee in January, had already won her eighth slalom globe last weekend in Are, Sweden.
“It’s been a wild season so I’m really happy to be here and see the final race of the season go well. I’m…