Next record: Shiffrin draws level with Marcel Hirscher

Mikaela Shiffrin collected the next record at the end of the season. At the last giant slalom of the season, she drew level with Marcel Hirscher.

Alpine Queen Mikaela Shiffrin said goodbye to the deserved break in top form and still aggressive. The world champion confidently left her competitors behind at the World Cup finals in Soldeu and once again improved her impressive record in the final giant slalom.

For the 28-year-old it was the 88th success since her World Cup debut 12 years ago. With the 138th place on the podium, Shiffrin also drew level with Austria’s ex-ski star Marcel Hirscher on Sunday (19.3.23). Shiffrin had already cleared the big crystal ball for the overall and the small one for the giant slalom and slalom World Cup.

Shiffrin continues to perform in the extra class

With start number one, the American had presented the competition with a best time that could not be beaten. Shiffrin confidently made the decision ahead of Canada’s Valerie Grenier and Italy’s Marta Bassino.

In the final, the Norwegian Thea Louise Stjernesund made it onto the podium ahead of Grenier. Victory went to Mikaela Shiffrin, albeit narrowly.

Worley says goodbye to the World Cup circus

For Tessa Worley from France, on the other hand, it was the last fight for a podium place. The 33-year-old says goodbye with rank ?? from the Alpine stage. In this discipline she won the world championship title in 2013 and 17. 16 victories and two small crystal balls are in the World Cup. It was also the end of her career for teammate Coralie Frasse Sombet.

Vlhova and Brignone out early

Petra Vlhova, winner of the slalom on Saturday, like the Italian Federica Brignone, was out of the race early due to difficult snow conditions. With that, they also said goodbye to the battle for second place in the overall standings.

No DSV representative among the top 25 of the season

A German driver was not at the start of the giant slalom final. Since the retirement of Viktoria Rebensburg in 2020, Germany has practically disappeared from the map in the alpine basic discipline. “We don’t even create athletes who compete in the extended world elite“, says alpine director Wolfgang Maier.