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MIKAELA SHIFFRIN

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Apr 29, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin looks to expand horizons through downhill
A slalom specialist by trade the 28-year-old wants to broaden her skills.
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Feb 17, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin brushes off GOAT question after winning giant slalom for seventh world title
Shiffrin came into the giant slalom after a turbulent few days that saw her dramatically split with longtime coach Mike Day.
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Feb 13, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin leads call for winter sports sustainability change
U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin led calls for ski chiefs to change their approach to sustainability in a bid to make winter sports justifiable to a public ever more aware of climate change.
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Feb 5, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin aiming to bloom in spring air at world championships
The 27-year-old American is one victory shy of Sweden legend Ingemar Stenmark's overall World Cup record of 86, parading an astonishing run of form this season to close in on the mark.
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Jan 25, 2023
Next milestone in Mikaela Shiffrin's sights after making World Cup history
Next in her sights is the overall record of 86 victories, held by Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark.
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Jan 9, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin dominates field to earn record-equaling World Cup victory
The 27-year-old American produced two dominant runs to beat Italian Federica Brignone by 0.77 seconds.
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Jan 5, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin on verge of matching Lindsey Vonn's record for World Cup victories
Mikaela Shiffrin moved to within one of Lindsey Vonn's record for women's World Cup wins with her victory in by sealing victory in Zagreb.
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Dec 29, 2022
'Nervous' Mikaela Shiffrin completes giant slalom double to earn 79th World Cup victory
The 27-year-old American, who tops the overall standings, now has 79 World Cup wins to her name, just three shy of the the women's record of 82 set by compatriot Lindsey Vonn.
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Oct 21, 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin says her happiness not linked to World Cup win record chase
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.
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Mar 19, 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin back on top with fourth World Cup overall title
'I don't really believe in fate or that things are meant to be, but somehow it has felt just slightly easier in the last four days than it has felt for the last couple months of this season.
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Feb 21, 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin uses spotlight to spread message of hope and resilience
'You just need to get up. It's the most important takeaway from these last couple of weeks for me and it has nothing to do with the Olympics.
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Feb 10, 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin under same spotlight Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles faced at Tokyo Games
'It's been an OK couple of days but still tough because you feel like this moment is building and building and building and you feel a bit weighed down by it but I'm OK to feel that way.'
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Jan 12, 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin takes record 47th World Cup slalom win
The double-Olympic gold medalist, who shed tears at the finish, has now won more races in a single discipline than any other skier, male or female, in World Cup history.
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Nov 18, 2021
Mikaela Shiffrin still suffering from loss of father as she chases records and reindeer
The winner of the Levi races is gifted a reindeer and Shiffrin already has four Rudolph (2013), Sven (2016), Mr. Gru (2018), and Ingemar (2019).
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Oct 18, 2021
Mikaela Shiffrin hoping to play right cards during World Cup season and Olympics
The 2021-22 campaign is shaping up as a season of big dreams for the 26-year-old American, who is eager to reassert herself as the sport's dominant athlete.
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Feb 8, 2018
Bode Miller says Mikaela Shiffrin's exceptional fitness will lead her back to Olympic glory
Mikaela Shiffrin's results may have dipped slightly since he recently described her as the "best ski racer I've ever seen," but former Olympic champion Bode Miller believes the American will be back to her best when the Pyeongchang Games kick off on Friday.
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Shikoku
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday. The area marked in red recorded a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
Japan’s best and brightest designers set to shine in Milan
Adal’s Look into Nature brand, on show at Salon del Mobile 2024, rethinks "igusa" (Japanese rush grass), traditionally used for tatami, as a sustainable material for furniture.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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