Shiffrin leads giant slalom, closes in on 86th World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin made a strong start in her pursuit of a record-tying 86th World Cup victory by taking a big lead in the first run of a giant slalom
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Your support makes all the difference.Mikaela Shiffrin made a strong start Friday in her pursuit of a record-tying 86th World Cup victory by taking a big lead in the first run of a giant slalom.
Shiffrin was more than half a second faster than her highest-ranked rivals with a smooth and fluent run in the sunshine at the lakeside resort in Are.
The second run is later Friday.
The 27-year-old American can move even with Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a victory. Stenmark won a record 86 World Cup races in the 1970s and 80s.
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