SOLDEU, Andorra — Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals Sunday as the American standout ended the season with yet another record.<\/p>\n
The victory moved Shiffrin past Vreni Schneider, a week after matching the Swiss skier\u2019s mark of 20 World Cup GS victories. The American has won seven of the last eight events and took the GS world title last month.<\/p>\n
The overall record, between men and women, is held by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, who won 46 giant slaloms in the 1970s and 80s.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, you guys tell me,\u201d Shiffrin said with a laugh when she was asked about possible next records in a course-side interview, conducted by her boyfriend and World Cup downhill champion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust keep moving right along,\u201d added Shiffrin, who secured the overall, slalom and GS titles this season and extended the all-time record for most career wins to 88.<\/p>\n
After Kilde asked her about plans to improve for next season, Shiffrin quipped: \u201cWe can discuss that later, in private.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shiffrin also set a personal best of 2,206 World Cup points from 31 starts this season, two points more than her tally from 2018-19, when she competed in 26 races.<\/p>\n
Only one skier secured more points in a single season: Slovenian great Tina Maze ended her 2012-13 campaign on 2,414.<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s result also marked Shiffrin\u2019s record 138th career World Cup podium, moving her one ahead of former teammate Lindsey Vonn\u2019s mark of 137.<\/p>\n
But for Shiffrin, her personal favorite record came nine years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I think probably being the youngest Olympic slalom champion. That was really the only record that I actually ever wanted, like really shot for,\u201d said Shiffrin, who was 18 when she won her first Olympic gold at the 2014 Sochi Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happened quite some time ago, and I\u2019m still motivated today, I still had that nervous feeling up there. I was so nervous at the start \u2026 because you want to do well. And it doesn\u2019t matter about records, it\u2019s just you want to do well.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the sun beaming down on the Avet course, Shiffrin held on to her a first-run lead to edge Thea Louise Stjernesund by 0.06 seconds. The Norwegian earned her first career podium.<\/p>\n
Canadian skier Valerie Grenier was third, trailing Shiffrin by 0.20.<\/p>\n
Three of the top seven ranked racers did not finish their first runs, as Petra Vlhova, who won Saturday\u2019s slalom, Federica Brignone and Olympic champion Sara Hector all missed a gate.<\/p>\n
Two-time former world champion Tessa Worley placed 11th in what she said would be the last race of her career. The French GS specialist has won 16 races and three season titles, most recently last year.<\/p>\n