Her time in the morning sunshine was more than one second faster than her highest-ranked rivals and eventually left her with a lead of 0.58 seconds to defend in the second run.Ĭlearly pleased with her skiing in the opening run, Shiffrin smiled and said 'yeah' to herself after seeing her time in the finish area.

She was certainly good Friday, especially in a standout first run that was the platform for yet another dominating win in her storied career. Stenmark told The Associated Press last month that Shiffrin is 'much better than I was' and that he believed she could win more than 100 races.

The reverence between the two goes both ways. Those are her specialties, just as they were Stenmark's in the 1970s and '80s. She can break the record Saturday in a slalom race. Shiffrin matched the Swedish skier's mark by winning a giant slalom Friday. But for me, the biggest dream is to be mentioned in the same sentence as you.'

'Maybe I get the 87th victory, maybe not. 'No matter what I do, it doesn't ever compare to what you achieved,' Shiffrin said into the TV6 camera from the lakeside resort. ARE, Sweden - Moments after winning her record-tying 86th World Cup race, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked by a Swedish broadcaster to directly address Ingemar Stenmark, the skiing standout who had promised to watch at home on television.įrom one great to another, the 27-year-old American spoke to the 66-year-old Swede of her respect for him and the historic mark he set in 1989 that was long thought to be beyond reach.

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