Feb 23 (Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-extending 100th Alpine skiing World Cup victory on Sunday in the Italian resort of Sestriere.
Shiffrin won the slalom, finishing 0.61 seconds ahead of second-placed Croatian Zrinka Ljutic, to become the first skier, male or female, to reach triple digits in World Cup race victories.
American Paula Moltzan finished third thanks to an excellent second run, while world champion Camille Rast crashed out in her first run.
“Everybody’s been so nice and so supportive. All of my team mates and competitors and coaches and the whole World Cup. I’m so grateful,” a tearful Shiffrin said.
“I think it’s pretty special to share it with Paula, my team mate. I could hear everybody cheering from the start when she went.
“I thought, ‘Okay. It’s like a day of training. We just keep pushing’. And she pushes, and I push. And we made it achievable.”
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