Mikaela Shiffrin wins sixth World Cup skiing title, tying Annemarie Moser-Pröll's record
Yahoo Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Mikaela Shiffrin secured her sixth women’s World Cup skiing title in 2026, tying the record held by Austrian skier Annemarie Moser-Pröll from the 1970s.
- Shiffrin needed only a top-15 finish in the giant slalom to clinch the title and successfully finished ahead of German competitor Emma Aicher.
- Her World Cup titles span several years, with three consecutive wins from 2017-2019, two more in 2022 and 2023, and a return to the top spot in 2026 after a third-place finish in 2024 and 15th in 2025.
- The 2026 season also saw Shiffrin win a gold medal in slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics, a significant comeback after not medaling at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
- Looking ahead, Shiffrin aims to break the record with a seventh World Cup title in 2027 and potentially challenge Marcel Hirscher’s overall record of eight World Cup wins.
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