Shiffrin claims historic 100th World Cup win – BBC.com
In January 2023, Mikaela Shiffrin passed compatriot Lindsey Vonn by winning her 83rd World Cup race, the most by a female skierMikaela Shiffrin claimed a historic 100th Alpine skiing World Cup win on Sunday with victory in the slalom in the Italian resort of Sestriere.The American, who returned to action in January after two months out with injury, finished 0.61 seconds ahead of second-placed Croatian Zrinka Ljutic.The win means the 29-year-old is the first skier, male or female, to reach triple digits in World Cup race victories.”I don’t know that it’s possible to dream about a milestone like this,” said Shiffrin. “It’s too big, it’s too long, it takes too much.”I always dreamed about good turns and step by step, and try to be better tomorrow than I was today. And that dream for me is big enough.”Shiffrin, the world’s most successful alpine skier, had previously spoken about her mental health struggles in returning to competition after a freak race injury.She had been set for her 100th victory in December when leading the second leg of a giant slalom race in Killington in the United States but crashed out near the end of the run, somersaulting into the safety nets.Shiffrin sustained a puncture wound and muscle damage to her stomach, an injury she told BBC’s Ski Sunday was “weird, gross and painful”.She spent two months out injured but returned to racing at the end of January and won a record-equalling 15th career world championships medal in Saalbach earlier this month.An emotional Shiffrin said after her win on Sunday: “Today a lot of things had to go right for me, and wrong for others.”In the end, I did something right.”Championship: Top two meet as Sheff Utd host Leeds – follow build-upMan Utd to make up to 200 more staff redundantCrumbling fortresses – why are teams struggling to win at home? Andy Zaltzman’s topical panel showIan Smith and Zoe Lyons join the show more jokes on the week’s news storiesYour first look at an explosive Agatha Christie adaptationMurder strikes at a coastal estate, where a volatile mix of guests have gatheredWhat does it mean to be ‘rebellious’?Actress Radhika Apte joins Poppy and Rubina to talk about their biggest acts of rebellionFresh faces but the same glossy dramaGet behind the filter at Scotland’s biggest influencer agencyIs Salah set for greatest individual Premier League season?Crumbling fortresses – why are teams struggling to win at home? Five talking points from round three of Six Nations’Rangers locked in vicious cycle as Clement departs’Inside the doping deal for tennis’ world number one’Let’s call it now – the title race is over, Liverpool will be champions’Who has made Troy’s Premier League team of the week?’England have found an edge to bounce back’Everybody wants Usyk – what next for the heavyweights?England find a way to win to stay in title mix’I’m very, very angry’ – Arteta after Arsenal hopes suffer ‘big blow’Leeds-born Coventry fan Inglis gives England blues with riotous knock’Missed opportunities haunt Scotland on rough day”Holte End have a new hero’ – Rashford shines in Aston Villa winHas Postecoglou turned corner with ‘re-energised’ Spurs?What to look out for in MLS this seasonLionesses have ‘lots to work on’ but Wiegman ‘not concerned’Women’s football pioneer honoured by James paintingCopyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.
