Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin ranks among the most dominant athletes of the 21st century. Her 83 victories in World Cup races are the most by a woman all time, one ahead of fellow American legend Lindsey Vonn.
Recently, however, Shiffrin had slumped in major races. In three of her five runs at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Shiffrin did not finish.
Her luck turned Wednesday, however, when she captured a silver in the super-G race at the World Championships in Meribel, France. In winning her third lifetime super-G medal at a World Championship, she credited one of her elite peers for inspiring her: Lakers forward LeBron James.
