{"id":29033,"date":"2023-11-27T16:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/shiffrin-wins-in-killington-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:32:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:32:04","slug":"shiffrin-wins-in-killington-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shiffrin-wins-in-killington-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiffrin wins in Killington | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mikaela Shiffrin picked up her second victory of the World Cup season with a dominant performance in the women’s slalom in Killington on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old American, five-time winner of the overall World Cup rankings, beat off the challenge of her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova and Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener to claim her record-extending 90th win.<\/p>\n

Last season, Shiffrin<\/a> broke Ingemar Stenmark’s record for wins on the world circuit (86), and appears to be heading inexorably for the century mark.<\/p>\n

In front of her home crowd, and one day after finishing third in the giant, Shiffrin led after the first run.<\/p>\n

She was quickest again on the second, holding off Vlhova by 0.33sec.<\/p>\n

It follows her victory in a slalom in Levi, Finland a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n

“This track is incredible. The crowd helps me here, they’re so noisy, I can even hear them shouting at every split time,” Shiffrin, who has now won six of the seven World Cup slaloms at Killington since 2016, told NBC.<\/p>\n

“Every time I pass one, I hear them get louder, and I’m like, ‘Oh man, I don’t know if I’m ahead or behind, but either way, I’ve got to push.<\/p>\n

“It’s amazing to ski with that kind of energy.”<\/p>\n

Shiffrin’s season got off to a rocky start when she bruised a bone in her left knee in a training crash in October, missing significant training time.<\/p>\n

Fourth in the opening slalom won by Vlhova in Levi, Shiffrin bounced back the next day to claim victory, taking full advantage when Olympic champion Vlhova, the first-run leader, straddled a gate on the second run.<\/p>\n

Sunday offered another Shiffrin-Vlhova duel. The American, leading after the first run, was put to the test by her Slovak rival’s storming second run, but responded magnificently to seize the win.<\/p>\n

The two were in a class by themselves, Holdener claiming third more than a second behind Vlhova<\/p>\n<\/div>\n