LONDON: Mikaela Shiffrin will look to move further into uncharted territory this weekend in Killington, Vermont where the American skiing great is seeking a record-extending 100th career World Cup win. Shiffrin began the season needing three victories to reach the century mark on the World Cup circuit and set herself up to accomplish the feat on home snow following back-to-back slalom victories in Finland and Austria the last two weeks.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist will have two chances to reach the century mark this weekend in Killington with a giant slalom scheduled for Saturday and a slalom on Sunday. Shiffrin has an impressive Killington track record, having won the slalom event in six of the seven years it has been held there, but the 29-year-old is trying to not let her bid to reach the milestone distract her.
“I guess there’s a bit of pressure around it, but I’ll try to ignore that,” said Shiffrin, who has won the last six slaloms she competed in dating back to last January. “If it happens, it’s wonderful. If it doesn’t happen, nothing to cry about in the grand scheme. I hope to have a really good performance in front of the home crowd.”
