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Mikaela Shiffrin’s flashbacks to her November crash in the giant slalom are happening less and less when she’s training.
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin reacts a women's slalom run at the World Cup Finals, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher) She charged toward a two-run total of 1:45.92 and claimed the slalom title at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals on Thursday in Sun Valley.
Shiffrin concluded the 2024-25 season where she began — atop a World Cup slalom podium — but the months in between were filled with physical and mental recovery after a late-November injury left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen and cost her two months of competition and, ultimately, a shot at the season title.
Mikaela Shiffrin earned her 101st career World Cup win, extending her record by taking the last race of one of the most challenging seasons of her career. Shiffrin won the World Cup Finals slalom by 1.13 seconds over German Lena Dürr combining times from two runs in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Thursday.
The American legend ended her injury-marred World Cup slalom season the same way she started: with a win, the 101st of her Cup career.
The FIS Ski World Cup Finals wrapped up Thursday in Sun Valley, and on the last day of the season an American skier gave the home crowd something to cheer about.