Mikaela Shiffin was narrowly denied by Germany’s Lena Duerr on Sunday in her bid to equal the all-time World Cup wins record for men or women held by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark.
The 27-year-old American star led by 0.67sec over Duerr after what she called a “perfect run” in her first of two slalom runs down the hill. But she was unable to hold off Duerr’s blistering second heat and crossed the line just 0.06sec off the German’s pace to finish second, throwing back her head in dismay in the finish area.
