MikaelaShiffrin is having one of the best World Cup seasons of her legendary and illustrious career. The season was supposed to start on October 22, 2022, but got delayed until November 19th due to bad weather. When competition resumed, Shiffrin didn’t waste any time in showing the world who she is.
She entered the season with 74 career World Cup wins under her belt, which was the second-most Alpine Skiing World Cup wins of all-time – the record was held by her friend, LindseyVonn, at 82 career wins. Over the course of the next few months, she not only broke that record, but has continued to add onto it.
As of February 11, Mikaela Shiffrin has 85 World Cup wins in her career and has established herself as one of, if not the greatest alpine skier of all-time. She also has an opportunity to surpass her own record of 17 World Cup wins in a single season – a record she set during the 2019 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.
Mikaela Shiffrin Already Has 11 World Cup Wins in 2023
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Mikaela Shiffrin already has 11 wins this season – out of a possible 28 races – and there are still seven races remaining before the FIS World Cup Season Final, which consists of another four races. Of course, that doesn’t include the six races in the FIS World Championships, which are being held February 6-18.
It was bound to be a successful season from the start, having won the first two races of the season on November 19 and November 20. She went winless in the next nine races, but kicked it into high gear with five consecutive wins between December 18 and January 4 as she closed in on Lindsey Vonn’s record.
She won again four days later on January 8 before going winless in the next six races, but returned to her winning ways with three consecutive victories on January 24 (the record-breaker), January 25, and January 28. Don’t worry, we’re going to take a closer look at each of her 11 World Cup wins this season.
1. Slalom at Levi Black on November 19
This is how you win the first race of the season 🔥 This is how you win Levi’s fifth reindeer 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌 and 75th World Cup victory This is how you win the 67th podium and 48th race in the discipline Congrats @MikaelaShiffrin 🎩#fisalpinepic.twitter.com/RIOr6879gD
On November 19, Mikaela Shiffrin snagged her first win of the season in what was the first race of the season – starting things off on the right foot. She finished with a winning time of 1:51:25 – 0.16 seconds ahead of second place (AnnaSwennLarson) and 0.20 seconds ahead of third place (PetraVlhova).
Shiffrin opened up the first run with a time of 55.03 seconds, which was 0.55 seconds behind the leader (LenaDuerr). She had the 7th-best run in the first sector, the best run in the second sector, the 12th-best run in the third sector, and the third-best run in the final sector. She was behind, but it didn’t last too long.
Her second run was enough to pull away, finishing with a time of 56.22 seconds – 0.18 seconds ahead of second place (Petra Vlhova). She had the 7th-best run in the first sector, the 4th-best run in the second sector, the best run in the third sector, and the third-best run in the fourth sector. She was impressive.
It was Shiffrin’s 75th World Cup win, 48th victory in the slalom discipline, and 67th podium in the slalom discipline. She won her fifth reindeer at Levi and, as tradition states, named her reindeer Sunny (after a teammate). She also earned 100 points for the victory, which are accumulated throughout the season.
On November 20, Mikaela Shiffrin snagged her second win of the season, starting the 2022-23 season with back-to-back victories – 2 for 2 in Levi! She finished with a winning time of 1:52.21 – 0.28 seconds ahead of second place (WendyHoldener) and 0.68 seconds ahead of third place (Petra Vlhova).
Shiffrin opened up with a time of 56.86 seconds in her first run, which was just 0.07 seconds better than second place (Lena Duerr). She had the 2nd-best run in the first sector, fell off a bit with the 16th-best run in the second sector, then finished strong with the 5th-best run in Sector 2 and the best run in Sector 3.
Her second run was much better, finishing with a time of 55.35 seconds – just 0.07 seconds better than second place (Wendy Holdener). Shiffrin had the 3rd-best run in Sector 1, but struggled in Sector 2 with the 14th-best run. That didn’t matter as she had the best run in the final two sectors to run away with it.
It was Shiffrin’s 76th World Cup win, 49th win in the slalom discipline, and 68th podium in the discipline. She also won her sixth reindeer, which she named Lorax in honor of her late father and immediate family. She secured another 100 points to give her 200 on the season – 75 ahead of second place (Holdener).
On December 18, after nine-straight winless races, Mikaela Shiffrin found herself back atop the podium at Corviglia in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She finished with a winning time of 1:13.62, which was 0.12 seconds ahead of second place (ElenaCurtoni) and 0.40 seconds ahead of third place (RomaneMiradoli).
She got off to a hot start right out of the gate, finishing with the best run in the first sector at 21.45 seconds – 0.05 seconds ahead of Wendy Holdener. She had the 11th-best run in Sector 2, but followed that up with the best run in Sector 3 (18.56 seconds) and third-best run in Sector 4 (14.69 seconds).
It was Shiffrin’s 77th World Cup win, but just her 5th World Cup win in the Super-G discipline and 2nd career win in St. Moritz – and first Super-G win of the season. She scored 100 points for the win, which put her in fourth place in the event (100 points total) and first place overall (575 points on the season).
On December 27, Mikaela Shiffrin snagged her second back-to-back victory of the season at Panorama in Semmering, Austria. She finished with a winning time of 2:07.18, which was just 0.13 seconds in front of second place finisher Petra Vlhova and 0.31 seconds ahead of third place finisher MartaBassino.
Shiffrin opened the race with an incredible first run of 1:05.49 – 0.72 seconds ahead of the next closest finisher. She had the best run in each of the first three sectors, scoring a 13.49 in Sector 1, 23.40 in Sector 2, and 14.88 in Sector 3. Her 13.72 in Sector 4 was 7th-best, but she still had the best Run 1 time.
Her second run wasn’t as good as the first, but it didn’t matter. She had the fifth-best time in Run 2 at 1:01.69 – 0.59 seconds behind the leader. She had the top run in the first sector and had a 0.15-second lead, but finished with the 9th-best run in Sector 2, 12th-best run in Sector 3, and 6th-best run in Sector 3.
It was Shiffrin’s 78th World Cup victory, 15th career Giant Slalom victory, first Giant Slalom victory since December 21, 2021, and 5th career win at this venue. She earned 100 points for the win, putting her in 5th place in the discipline (160 points total) and first place overall with 675 points on the season.
On December 28, Mikaela Shiffrin secured her third consecutive victory and second consecutive Giant Slalom win at Panorama in Semmering, Austria. She finished with a time of 2:03.51 – just 0.10 seconds ahead of second place (Lara Gut-Behrami) and 0.47 seconds ahead of third place (Marta Bassino).
She found herself in second place after the first run with a time of 59.45 seconds – just 0.22 seconds behind Gut-Behrami, who was the only other skier to finish in under a minute. Shiffrin had the best time in the first and third sectors, but finished with the 4th-best time in Sector 2 and 7th-best time in Sector 4.
Her second run was much more disappointing, but it didn’t matter because Gut-Behrami did even worse. Shiffrin had the 8th-best time in Run 2 at 1:04.06, but got off to a good start. She had the 2nd-best run in Sector 1 and top run in Sector 2, but just the 26th-best time in Sector 3 and 23rd-best time in Sector 4.
It was Shiffrin’s 79th World Cup victory, 16th career Giant Slalom victory (tied-2nd all-time in this event), second Giant Slalom victory of the season, and 6th career win at this venue. She finished with 100 points, putting her in 2nd place in the discipline (260 points) and maintaining first place overall (775 points).
On December 29, Mikaela Shiffrin extended her winning streak with her fourth straight win and third consecutive win at Panorama in Semmering, Austria. She finished with a winning time of 1:43.26 – 0.29 seconds ahead of second place (PaulaMoltzan) and 0.34 seconds ahead of third place (Lena Duerr).
She gave herself a good cushion out of the gate with a 49.82 first run, which was 0.72 seconds ahead of the next closest finisher (AnnaSwennLarsson). She had the 2nd-best time in Sector 1, but cleaned up the rest of the way with the best time in the second, third, and fourth sectors – she was unstoppable.
Her second run was much worse, but was still enough to pull out a win. She finished with a time of 53.44 seconds, which was 0.84 seconds behind the leader (FranziskaGritsch). Shiffrin had just the 23rd-best time in Sector 1, 10th-best time in Sector 2, 4th-best time in Sector 3, and 21st-best time in Sector 4.
It was Shiffrin’s 80th World Cup victory, 50th win in the Slalom discipline (extending her all-time record), third Slalom victory of the season, 70th podium finish in the event, and seventh win at this venue. She secured 100 points, putting her in 1st place in the event (425 points) and 1st place overall (875 points).
On January 4, Mikaela Shiffrin kept the ball rolling with her fifth consecutive World Cup victory at Crveni Spust in Zagreb, Croatia. She finished with a winning time of 1:36.42, which was 0.76 seconds better than the second place finisher (Petra Vlhova) and 1.21 seconds faster than third place (Anna Swenn Larsson).
She gave herself a pretty good cushion with a time of 48.93 seconds in the first run, which was 0.28 seconds better than the next closest (Swenn Larsson). She had the second-best time in the first two sectors (12.58s in Sector 1 and 17.59s in Sector 2) and the best time in the third sector (18.76 seconds).
Shiffrin fell off a bit in the second run, finishing with a time of 47.49 seconds – which was 0.34 seconds off the leader (Laurence St-Germain). Her first sector was horrendous with the 17th-best time, but she bounced back (as she always does) with the 3rd-best time in Sector 2 and 5th-best time in Sector 3.
It was Shiffrin’s 81st World Cup victory, 51st victory in the Slalom discipline (extending her all-time record), fourth Slalom win of the 2022-23 season, and 71st podium finish in the discipline. She gained 100 points, remaining in first place in the Slalom (525 points) and first place overall (975 points).
On January 8, after watching her win streak come to an end the day prior, Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the top of the podium at Podkoren 3 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. She finished with a time of 1:52.53 – 0.77 seconds better than 2nd place (FedericaBrignone) and 0.97s better than 3rd place (Lara Gut-Behrami).
Shiffrin started her first run with a time of 55.30 seconds, which was 0.24 seconds ahead of the next closest skier (Brignone). She had the best time in the first and third sectors (17.29 in Sector 1 and 14.51 in Sector 3), the second-best time in Sector 2 (13.34s) and fifth-best time in the final sector (10.16s).
As if you’d expect anything else, she walked away with the best time of the second run, as well – 57.23 seconds, which was 0.20s ahead of 2nd place (Gut-Behrami). She had the 2nd-best time in Sector 1 and followed it up with the best time in Sectors 2 and 3 before finishing with the 16th-best time in Sector 4.
It was Shiffrin’s 82nd World Cup victory, which tied Lindsey Vonn’s all-time record. It was also her 17th career Giant Slalom victory, putting her in sole possession of 2nd place all-time. She secured another 100 points, putting her in second place in the discipline (400 points) and first place overall (1,115 points).
On January 24, after failing to win in the previous six races (she had one podium finish in that span), Mikaela Shiffrin earned her ninth victory of the season at Erta in Kronplatz, Italy. She ran a 2:00.61 on the day – 0.45 seconds ahead of 2nd place (Gut-Behrami) and 1.43 seconds ahead of 3rd place (Brignone).
She gave herself a modest lead after the first run, finishing with a time of 58.72 seconds – 0.13 seconds ahead of the next closest (Gut-Behrami). She had the best time in the first (15.09s) and fourth (16.86s) sectors, the 6th-best time in Sector 2 (10.01s), and the 3rd-best time in Sector 3 (16.76s) to round it out.
Shiffrin kept her momentum going into the second run, finishing with the best time of 1:01.89 – which was 0.26 seconds ahead of second place (SaraHector). She had the 5th-best time in Sector 1 and 7th-best time in the second sector, but cleaned up with the 3rd-best time in Sector 3 and best time in Sector 4.
It was Shiffrin’s 83rd World Cup victory, officially breaking Vonn’s record – an incredible achievement. It was also her 18th career Giant Slalom victory and second consecutive Giant Slalom win. She gained 100 points, putting her in first place in the Giant Slalom (500 points) and first place overall (1,417 points).
On January 25, Mikaela Shiffrin earned her second back-to-back victory of the season – going 2 for 2 at Erta in Kronplatz, Italy. She finished with a winning time of 2:03:28, which was 0.82 seconds better than second place (RagnhildMowinckel) and 1.19 seconds better than third place (Sara Hector).
Her first run was a special one, finishing with the top time of 1:00.56 – 0.51 seconds ahead of the next closest (Hector). She had the best time in the first (14.27 seconds) and fourth (17.98 seconds) sectors, the second-best time in Sector 2 (10.50 seconds), and fourth-best time in Sector 3 (17.81 seconds).
The second run wasn’t as impressive for Shiffrin, but it was still the 3rd-best at 1:02.72 – 0.42 seconds off the leader (Gut-Behrami). She got off to a great start and had the best time in Sector 1 and third-best time in Sector 2, but took the backseat with the 22nd-best time in Sector 3 and 5th-best time in the final sector.
It was Shiffrin’s 84th career World Cup victory (extending her all-time record), 19th Giant Slalom victory (one behind the all-time leader), and third consecutive Giant Slalom win. She secured another 100 points as she remained in first place in the discipline (600 total points) and first place overall (1,517 total points).
On January 28, Mikaela Shiffrin earned her second back-to-back-to-back victory of the season and 11th victory overall. She finished with a winning time of 1:33.85, which was 0.60 seconds better than second place finisher Lena Duerr and 1.31 seconds better than third place finisher Wendy Holdener.
She set the tone with her first run, finishing with a time of 48.19 seconds – 0.29 seconds better than Duerr, who had a time of 48.48 seconds. Shiffrin had the best time in the first (13.19 seconds) and third (11.79 seconds) sectors, the 3rd-best time in Sector 2 (12.13s), and 4th-best time in Sector 4 (11.08s).
Her second run was just as impressive, finishing with a time of 45.66 seconds – which was tied with LeonaPopovic and 0.05 seconds better than second place (Paula Moltzan). She had the 11th-best time in Sector 1, 13th-best time in Sector 2, fourth-best time in Sector 3, and the best time in the fourth sector.
It was Shiffrin’s 85th career World Cup victory, 52nd career Slalom victory, 72nd Slalom podium, and 5th Slalom victory of the season. She gained 100 points, maintaining first place in the discipline (705 points) and first place overall (1,617 points). She also came in 2nd place in the Slalom the following day.
What’s Next for Mikaela Shiffrin in 2023?
Mikaela Shiffrin is currently in her 12th World Cup season and, while it has been a special one, it’s far from over. She’s currently competing in the FIS World Championships and hasn’t secured a win through the first three races, but placed second on February 8th in the Super-G race at Roc de Fer in Méribel.
The World Championships continue on February 15, 16, and 18 – at which point Shiffrin’s attention will shift back to the 2022-23 World Cup season. She’ll have seven opportunities to add to her 11 victories this season and another four races once the FIS World Cup Season Final – taking place March 15-19.
As of February 11, she’s in first place overall with 1,697 points through 28 of 39 races – she’s a whopping 731 points ahead of second place Petra Vlhová of Slovakia. She’s also in first place in the Giant Slalom (600 points) and the Slalom (785 points). In addition to her 11 victories, she has come in 2nd three times.
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