Ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin unfortunately missed out on her 100th World Cup victory at her home race in Killington on her first attempt. The 29-year-old American was eliminated as the leader in the second round of the giant slalom in the state of Vermont after a fall. The Swede Sara Hector won ahead of Zrinka Ljutic from Croatia (+0.54 seconds) and the Swiss Camille Rast (+1, 05).
Emma Aicher (Mahlstetten) took 19th place. Shiffrin, who recently won her 98th in Levi/Finland and her 99th in Gurgl/Austria, was 0.32 seconds faster than Hector in the first round and maintained her lead in the second run initially, then the end came.
On Sunday (4:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.) Shiffrin will have a second chance in the slalom to become the first female starter in the ski circuit to reach the magic mark – even a man has not managed to do so so far.
Their records have long since surpassed those of the great legends of ski racing. Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden) celebrated 86 World Cup triumphs, Shiffrin’s compatriot Lindsey Vonn (USA), who is about to return to the racing track at the age of 40, has achieved 82 so far.
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