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Updated: October 12, 2024 @ 9:03 am
Mikaela Shiffrin poses with the crystal globe after winning the World Cup slalom on March 16.
Mikaela Shiffrin poses with the crystal globe after winning the World Cup slalom on March 16.
Mikaela Shiffrin will not compete in the downhill when the Alpine Ski World Cup season begins later this month, her representative confirmed to Reuters on Friday.
Shiffrin, who spent formative years growing up in Lyme, New Hampshire, is the owner of a record 97 World Cup wins. She missed several weeks after injuring her knee in a high-speed crash in January while competing in the World Cup downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Her representative, Megan Harrod, cited the demanding downhill training schedule as a deciding factor, with the two-time Olympic gold medalist focusing on the slalom, giant slalom and super-G instead.
“The amount of time downhill training takes is just too much to do the discipline justice,” Harrod said.
Shiffrin etched her name in the history books when she collected a record 87th career World Cup win in March 2023, surpassing retired Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s mark that had stood since 1989.
She told the Associated Press that she briefly contemplated retiring from the sport after the January crash and would consider bringing back the downhill discipline into her schedule in the future.
Shiffrin extended her record career haul to 97 World Cup wins with a pair of victories to close out last season.
The Alpine Ski World Cup season begins Oct. 26 in Soelden, Austria.
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