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USA Skiing Star Mikaela Shiffrin Just Made Huge History

Mikaela Shiffrin is one of the great American athletes of this generation. The skier is already likely the greatest American skier of all time.

Shiffrin burst onto the national scene when at just 18 years old she won a gold Medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in the slalom.

She became a breakout star of the Olympics.

But, her career was far from over. After winning her first World Cup season-long title in 2013, she won another in 2014, this time in the slalom. And, she’s just kept winning and winning. She’s won ten season-long discipline titles and five overall World Cup titles, which puts her among the elite in both categories. Shiffrin added two more Olympic medals at Pyeongchang 2018, as well.

But, she had a terrible 2022 Beijing Olympics that saw multiple crashes from her and, unfortunately, it turned into a national tragedy. But, she’s rebounded well as she chased down the all-time World Cup wins record. And, on Saturday, she overtook Swedish star Ingemar Stenmark with her 87th all-time World Cup win.

THE MOST DECORATED SKIER OF ALL TIME @mikaelashiffrin breaks Ingemar Stenmark’s record for the most alpine World Cup wins by any skier in history. Absolutely incredible. #stifelusalpineteam // @stifel pic.twitter.com/QCd3NtcI5D

— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam)
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And, Twitter was full of congratulations and reactions for Shiffrin.

MIKAELA SHIFFRIN.

87 WORLD CUP WINS.

THE MOST BY ANY SKIER EVER.

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— Team USA (@TeamUSA)
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MIKAELA SHIFFRIN IS THE GOAT

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics)
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One woman stands tall on the slopes

The GOAT of the snow, Mikaela Shiffrin stands alone with 8⃣7⃣ World Cup wins @MikaelaShiffrin pic.twitter.com/JGbNvtg7MI

— Eurosport (@eurosport)
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