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Mikaela Shiffrin Secures 101st Career Win at World Cup Finals

Shiffrin triumphs in Sun Valley slalom, capping a challenging season with her fourth win in six starts despite missing two months due to injury.

  • Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom at the World Cup Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho, with a combined time of 1:45.92, finishing 1.13 seconds ahead of Germany's Lena Duerr.
  • This victory marked Shiffrin's 101st career World Cup win and her first on U.S. soil since her November injury in Killington, Vermont.
  • Shiffrin's season was disrupted by a severe abdominal injury and PTSD diagnosis, sidelining her for two months and causing her to miss four slalom races.
  • Despite missing significant time, Shiffrin achieved four slalom wins in six starts this season and finished fourth in the discipline standings.
  • Croatian skier Zrinka Ljutić secured her first slalom crystal globe with a 10th-place finish, signaling the rise of a new generation in Alpine skiing.
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