Mikaela Shiffrin capped one of the most emotionally and physically grueling seasons of her storied career with a vintage performance on Thursday, winning the slalom at the Women’s World Cup finals in Sun Valley for her record-extending 101st career World Cup victory.
The 30-year-old American skied with precision and poise on a bumpy, technical course, posting the fastest time on the first run and holding her nerve on the second to finish in a combined time of 1:45.92. Her margin of victory – 1.13sec over Germany’s Lena Dürr – was her largest in a slalom this season. Slovenia’s Andreja Slokar rounded out the podium in third.
