Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest Alpine skier to reach 50 World Cup wins and tied a childhood idol for the career slalom victories record, prevailing in Courchevel, France on Saturday.
Shiffrin won for the second straight day, for her fifth straight start and for the 14th time in 2018, extending her female World Cup record for one year.
“Physically, my energy is good,” Shiffrin said between runs, “but mentally waking up is a struggle.”
The 23-year-old also supplanted all-time wins leader Ingemar Stenmark as the quickest to 50 victories by age (by two months).