American ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-tying ninth World Cup slalom title season, after being away from the competition for six weeks due to an injury. Her win was tied in a single discipline with Lindsey Vonn and Ingemar Stenmark. Alongside her triumphant return, Shiffrin also extended the overall record she broke back in 2023, having her 96th World Cup victory. 

Less than two months ago, the 28-year-old skier had a high-speed collision during her downhill competition in Italy. She suffered sprained knee ligaments, and luckily, she only escaped the collision with minor injuries. 

“Thank you to my whole team for their patience, support, and motivation through this whole period. It could have gone a million different ways, but man I’m thankful that this is the way it went,” she declared. 

Shiffrin finishes ahead

Shiffrin rose at the slalom competition with a strong performance– completing two fast laps right from the starting blocks. She was able to finish 1.34 seconds ahead of Michelle Gisin from Switzerland and 1.24 seconds ahead of Zrinka Ljutic from Croatia, who won third and second respectively.

In other news, Shiffrin’s boyfriend, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, also suffered a serious injury a few weeks prior. The Norwegian Olympic medalist was involved in a horrific collision during the World Cup downhill race in Switzerland, and he was left with a dislocated shoulder, two torn shoulder ligaments, and a painful laceration on his leg that required emergency surgery to avoid nerve damage. 

Currently, the two athletes are helping each other out with their own recoveries.

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Legendary American skier Mikaela Shiffrin will venture farther in her career as she pursues a record-tying 100th World Cup victory at Killington, Vermont. 

After her back-to-back triumphs in Finland and Austria, Shiffrin put herself up to achieve the feat on home snow. She started the season needing three wins to hit the century milestone on the World Cup circuit. This weekend in Killington, the two-time Olympic gold medallist will have two opportunities to achieve the century mark: a giant slalom on Saturday and a slalom on a Sunday. 

The athlete has won the slalom competition in six of the seven years it has been happening at Killington, giving Shiffrin an impressive record. She said: “I guess there’s a bit of pressure around it, but I’ll try to ignore that… If it happens, it’s wonderful. If it doesn’t happen, nothing to cry about in the grand scheme. I hope to have a really good performance in front of the home crowd.” 

Shiffrin has never won in her six races, although she has made it to the giant slalom podium three times in Killington.

Moreover, at the season opener in Austria last month, Shiffrin won the first run in the only giant slalom race so far this season. However, she only managed the 27th-fastest time in the second run, which caused her to fall back to fifth position.

Shiffrin had a hiatus after having a knee injury following her high-speed crash in January at the World Cup downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo. However, she did not display any indications of rust since her return. She successfully finished the last season with two slalom victories and added two more this month. 

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Ryan Fox from New Zealand has joined the pool of extraordinary athletes by hitting the rare hole.

Fox has been quiet at the beginning of the TPC Sawgrass season. However, he had gone through a one-over by opening six holes for his first round at the fifth major, eventually followed by an eagle with an ace at the iconic par-three 17th hole of the Stadium Course.

He achieved his first-ever hole-in-one on the PGA Tour and also became the first golfer to be recognized for having an impeccable tee shot for this year’s competition. 

“It’s such an iconic hole, and to have that many people there to witness it is pretty cool…You get up there and most of the crowd probably either wants you to make a one or hit it in the water, so I’m glad to be on the right side of it in that respect,” Fox stated. 

Back-to-back eagles in any two holes 

More so, Fox became the very first player who achieved back-to-back eagles on any two holes in the tournament. He made a remarkable approach at the par-five 16th hole that was just 180 yards within the feet of the cup. 

In recent competitions, only three from over 7,400 tee shots between 2000 and 2016, and none between 2003 and 2025 have been accomplished. Currently, there have been eight aces in the hole across the previous nine editions of the event. 

Golfers like Scottie Scheffler made a five-stroke triumph last year. Hayden Buckley, Aaron Rai, and Alex Smalley also recorded tying three aces in the previous years.

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In her quest for her 100th World Cup victory, Mikaela Shiffrin sustained a puncture wound in her abdomen and suffered serious muscular injuries after her Killington crash. She claims it will keep her out for at least ‘a few weeks.’ 

The athlete crashed on her second giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont. After this unfortunate incident, Shiffrin said: “I literally have a puncture wound and some pretty significant muscular trauma around my whole right oblique area…We’re starting the process to be on the mend and I hope to get back to being able to ski soon-ish.”

She added: “I was purposely trying to run the most aggressive line I could. We’re just not totally sure how I got punctured… Right now I’m pretty limited in doing anything.” 

In a social media post, the athlete shared: “Quick update. Thank you for your cheers and support. Wishing the best of luck to my teammates tomorrow!! I’ll be cheering from the sidelines on this one.🙏❤️”

 

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Shiffrin stated that she felt lucky after rewatching the video of her crash. Camille Rast of Switzerland won the giant slalom at Killington. 

In March, Shiffrin surpassed Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 World Cup victories, making her the all-time leader. On November 23, she took home her 99th World Cup victory.

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With an outstanding 14th place finish in the Super G at St. Moritz, three-time Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn made her impressive World Cup comeback after more than five years away from the sport.

The 40-year-old athlete shared that she will be competing again despite having retired in 2019 last November, after her successful knee surgery. With hopes to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Vonn finished with a performance record of 1:16.36, 1.18 seconds behind the winner, Cornelia Hutter of Austria. 

In a social media post, she stated: “I’m officially BACK!! 🙌🏻❤️… It’s been 2,162 days since my last World Cup race (almost 6 years!) but yesterday I got back in the starting gate and competed once again…. I finished 14th, which was a perfect place to start. This is only the beginning though, and I’m looking forward to all of the adventures that lie ahead.”

 

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Furthermore, Vonn told Eurosport: “I felt really good, there’s definitely a lot I have left to give…I really wanted to get to the finish today and be solid. I didn’t want to risk too much, today was not the day to do anything special.” 

She added: “It feels so good to have the nerves, to have the butterflies, to have the adrenaline, and to push yourself… I think this is the perfect start and I look forward to trying to improve every race.” 

Earlier this month, she returned to competition in Copper Mountain, Colorado, where she placed 27th in her second downhill race and ranked 24th out of 45 skiers in her first at the FIS Fall Festival. 

After making her World Cup debut in 2000 at the age of 16, she has won a total of 82 World Cup victories, 137 World Cup podiums, and 20 World Cup crowns, including four overall Crystal Globes.

Source: BBC