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Courchevel in the French Alps yesterday early afternoon could have been the second round of a World Cup ski race as there have been so many. But at least for Mikaela Shiffrin it wasn’t by any means. The American, who has dominated the landscape like no other in recent years, won the race. But much more: it was his first win since the Super-G at Bansko on January 26 or after the death of his father Jeff.
Shiffrin, who has already won everything in his career, paused for many weeks and fell into a deep hole. After her journey to triumph, the 25-year-old lay completely exhausted in the snow yesterday. Federica Brignone (It / + 0.82 sec.) And Tessa Worley (Fra / + 1.09) standing behind her had to support her at the award ceremony.
Thinking of his father, he cried again at the winner’s interview. “It’s the worst success I’ve ever had. I didn’t know if I would have the energy for the final again, now I’m proud of my skiing. I wasn’t skiing alone today.”
Now tied up with Hirscher
With his 67th World Cup victory, Shiffrin also caught up with Marcel Hirscher. The American ranks third on the all-time list behind Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark with 86 World Cup victories, as well as fellow American Lindsey Vonn (82) and ahead of Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Salzburg ( 62) along with the native of Salzburg.
He also saw Hirscher’s “return” during training with the ÖSV team at the Reiteralm. “I thought about him a lot and saw the video where he was driving in the Reiteralm. He looked great at first glance. Will he come back now?” Asked the exceptional expert. She is definitely herself. And how.
