Mikaela Shiffrin said on Thursday that while surpassing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's World Cup wins record would undoubtedly be a career highlight, it is not something she must accomplish in order to feel content whenever she retires from the sport.
The 27-year-old Shiffrin, who will kick off her season this weekend in Soelden, Austria, is eight World Cup wins away from tying the women's record held by Lindsey Vonn and 12 shy of matching Stenmark's overall mark of 86.
Shiffrin, speaking to reporters during a video call from Soelden, said her retirement decision will be tied to whether she has the physical and mental energy to keep pushing rather than whether she has surpassed Stenmark's record.