Shiffrin bumped to third in GS as Vlhova wins in Jasna
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Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova returned the favor on Sunday, knocking Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards down to third in Sunday’s giant slalom on Vlhova’s home snow in Jasna, Slovakia. A day earlier, Shiffrin had bumped Vlhova for the slalom win.
Shiffrin was leading Sunday’s GS after the first run but was knocked down to the third and final step of the podium by both Vlhova’s stellar second run for the win and a mind-blowing second run by Alice Robinson of New Zealand for second.
Mikaela Shiffrin wins women s combined to set American record with 6th skiing world championship title
February 15, 2021 / 11:56 AM / CBS/AP Making an Olympic champion
CORTINA D AMPEZZO, Italy Mikaela Shiffrin s latest gold medal from the skiing world championships moved her past both Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety. Shiffrin won the combined on Monday, giving her a sixth gold and a ninth career medal from the worlds - one more than Vonn at the top of the all-time list of American medalists. I can t wrap my head around it. It s a number, right? I don t even know what the number is. But it s a number, said Shiffrin, who took bronze in Thursday s opening event, the super-G. So, in that way, sure, I can say, That s cool. But today I was focused on today and in the super-G, I was focused on the super-G, she added.
Mikaela Shiffrin, of Edwards, has won two medals at the world championships in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, with two more races to go. With her gold on Monday in the combined, Shiffrin broke multiple American ski racing records. (Giovanni Auletta, AP)
Mikaela Shiffrin raced down the course at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, for her second of two runs in the combined Monday morning and shrugged, not knowing if her first-place time would hold with some tough competition still to come.
After the field finished, Shiffrin was left sitting in the leader’s chair, securing her ninth world championships medal and sixth gold, surpassing Lindsey Vonn’s eight career medals and Ted Ligety’s five golds.