CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'If Mikaela Shiffrin were a baseball player, her numbers would make her a post-season MVP.
Every year. The American skier won four medals in her four events at the recently concluded world championships and improved her career record at the next-biggest event in skiing after the Olympics to 11 medals in 13 races.
Her Olympic record? Three medals in five events. That’s a combined 14 for 18 at major championships — worlds and Olympics. To put those numbers in perspective, consider Lindsey Vonn’s career results at major championships.
While the retired Vonn remains the most successful female skier in World Cup history with a record 82 victories (the 25-year-old Shiffrin has 68 World Cup wins and counting), her haul