Watch as Mikaela Shiffrin attempts to break women’s alpine World Cup wins record in Austria | CBC Sports
Mikaela Shiffrin is on the cusp of making history.
Watch live as the American alpine skiing star attempts to surpass retired compatriot Lindsey Vonn for most World Cup wins by a woman, targeting an 83rd victory when she competes in the night slalom in Flachau, Austria on Tuesday.
Click the media player below to watch the first run at noon ET and return for the second run at 2:45 p.m. ET. The event can also be seen on on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.
WATCH | Women’s Slalom – first run (12 p.m. ET):
The best female slalom skiers including USA legend Mikaela Shiffrin visit Austria to take part in the FIS Alpine World Cup.
WATCH | Women’s Slalom – second run (2:45 p.m. ET):
The best female slalom skiers including USA legend Mikaela Shiffrin visit Austria to take part in the FIS Alpine World Cup.
On Sunday, the 27-year-old Shiffrin easily won a women’s giant slalom race in Slovenia for the 82nd World Cup victory of her career.
Other than tying Vonn, who retired in 2019 at 34, Shiffrin’s latest win put her just four away from Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s record for any gender.
The 26-year-old Grenier, from St. Isidore, Ont., who’d never reached a World Cup podium before, skied the fastest time in both runs to win by a comfortable margin over Italy’s Marta Bassino and former overall champ Petra Vlhová of Slovakia. Shiffrin finished tied for sixth.
“I was a little worried that I would be really nervous for the second run because I’ve never been in this position [to be leading the event after the first run] before,” Grenier said to CBC News’ Whitney Keunen from a hotel in Slovenia.
If Shiffrin doesn’t overtake Vonn on Tuesday, her next chances will come this weekend when a different Austrian resort hosts downhill and super-G races.
WATCH | Shiffrin describes what it means to tie Vonn atop World Cup wins list:
Shiffrin talks about what it means to tie Lindsey Vonn atop the World Cup career wins list.
Most women’s World Cup victories
- 82: Lindsey Vonn, United States (2001-19)
- 82: Mikaela Shiffrin, United States (2012-23)
- 62: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria (1969-80)
- 55: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland (1984-95)
- 46: Renate Gotschl, Austria (1993-2009)
- 42: Anja Parson, Sweden (1998-2012)
- 37: Marlies Schild, Austria (2001-14)
- 36: Katja Seizinger, Germany (1989-98)
WATCH | Shiffrin makes history, secures 82nd World Cup win in Slovenia:
The legendary American skier topped the giant slalom podium at the alpine World Cup event in Slovenia.
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