U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin ties Lindsey Vonn's record for most alpine World Cup wins

U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Sunday. (Giovanni Auletta/AP)

U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin has tied Lindsey Vonn's record for the most alpine World Cup wins by a woman, at 82.

Shiffrin, 27, took home the title Sunday during the giant slalom event in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. She beat Italy's Federica Brignone by 0.77 seconds, and Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami came in third place, according to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.