Mikaela Shiffrin’s bid for a record-extending a centesimal profession World Cup got here undone when the American crashed late in her second run of the large slalom occasion at Killington, Vermont, on Saturday and was taken off the slope on a sled.
Shiffrin posted the quickest first run and seemed properly heading in the right direction to achieve the milestone after a blazing begin to her second run earlier than a sudden crash despatched her slamming into the security netting and left onlookers shocked.
The 2-time Olympic gold medallist remained down for a number of minutes earlier than being transported off the hill on a rescue sled.
As they noticed the American become visible on the sled, the house crowd who had proven up desirous to witness a milestone win supplied well mannered applause.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s hope of recording her a centesimal World Cup win is ended by an sudden fall 💔
We ship our greatest needs and hope Mikaela is okay 🫶 pic.twitter.com/Oj3gFTZEPb
— Eurosport (@eurosport) November 30, 2024
“The course and circumstances are actually spectacular,” Shiffrin had stated after ending the primary run with a 0.32-second benefit over Sweden’s Sara Hector.
“It’s fairly easy and I believe there could also be some spots on the hill with just a few stones which can be type of surfacing as folks ski.
“A few of the skiers coming down they give the impression of being superb, after which their ski simply slips out. And the floor is definitely actually nice so I don’t suppose it’s a difficulty of not sufficient grip a lot as you hit a stone and also you lose your edge.”
Hector went on to win with a mixed time of 1 minute 53.08 seconds to beat Croatia’s Zrinka Ljutic by 0.54 seconds. Switzerland’s Camille Rast was third.
“It’s so unhappy after all for Mikaela, a crash like that after she was snowboarding so properly. It breaks my coronary heart,” stated Hector.
Shiffrin missed six weeks after injuring her knee in a high-speed crash in January whereas competing within the World Cup downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo. In October she stated she would drop the self-discipline from her schedule for this season.
Since getting back from harm in March, Shiffrin has proven no indicators of rust. She closed final season with a pair of slalom wins earlier than including one other two to her haul this month.
If Shiffrin avoids harm, she could have one other probability at her a centesimal win on Sunday within the slalom occasion. She has received the slalom at Killington in six of the seven years it has been held there.
The 29-year-old Shiffrin started the season needing three wins to achieve the century mark on the World Cup circuit and set herself as much as accomplish the feat on residence snow with back-to-back slalom victories in Finland and Austria during the last two weeks.
She established herself as essentially the most profitable Alpine skier in World Cup historical past, male or feminine, when she topped retired Swedish nice Ingemar Stenmark’s decades-old document of 86 World Cup victories in March 2023.
The closest girl on the all-time record is Lindsey Vonn with 82.