![]() Italian Federica Brignone, immediately following Vlhova, miscalculated off a blind left-footer just over 20 seconds in after leading Shiffrin. 5, lost her right edge with just four gates to go and skied off course. ![]() It was a highly eventful morning run as three of Shiffrin’s major challengers dropped like flies, succumbing to a tricky course set by a Norwegian coach.įormer overall World Cup champion Petra Vlhova, bib No. Grenier of Canada was Shiffrin’s nearest challenger, 0.62 seconds off the pace, while Italian Marta Bassino and Poland’s Maryna Gasienica-Daniel were 0.63 and 0.65, respectively, behind Shiffrin. The pair plan on taking a three-week vacation in May.įirst out of the gate on a mostly sunny morning with a touch of clouds, Shiffrin posted a time of 56.60 seconds under ideal conditions on the Avet piste. Mikaela Shiffrin, right, and boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt Kilde look at each other on the last day of the World Cup season in Soldeu, Andorra. She claims her fifth overall title by a staggering 989 points over Swiss runner-up Lara Gut-Behrami. Her final World Cup points total, including 100 more on Sunday, is 2,206. Shiffrin was awarded both the overall and giant slalom title globes. And today as well, she just keeps on showing that she is the best in the world.” For her not having to fight for any globes is really beautiful and the same for me. “We had a great time together here - we stayed at the same hotel and had some dinners together. It was fun - I just tried to freestyle it a bit,” said the two-time World Cup downhill champion. ![]() “It was spontaneous - I’ve talked to Mikaela before so it’s an easy one and I knew all of the answers of course. He asked her about the 88 wins, the record 138 podiums and about returning home to the U.S. Kilde said he was ready at a moment’s notice. He could probably answer these questions better than I,” she said with a laugh. “He’s asking these questions and I’m like this is so weird hearing these questions coming out his mouth. ![]() “He’s really good, but I hope he stays with the career he has for a little bit longer,” Shiffrin said, asked if her boyfriend has a future as a journalist. Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, left, interviews Mikaela Shiffrin after she won the final women’s World Cup giant slalom race of the season in Soldeu, Andorra. ![]()
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