Mikaela Shiffrin Celebrates 90th World Cup Triumph With Unique “Post Victory” Ritual

Mikaela Shiffrin, the standout athlete in the skiing world, is currently leading the charts. The champion just clinched her 90th World Cup victory and 55th in Salom in Vermont. Shiffrin secured victory by a margin of 0.33 seconds over Slovakia’s Olympic gold medalist, Petra Vlhova, as she dominated both runs with the fastest times in each.

The race that heightened the adrenaline among the skiing enthusiasts resulted in a fruitful outcome for America. Along similar lines, the athlete is celebrating her post-victory celebration in a new way. A new social media update making waves in the sports world with a new highlight by Shiffrin. Take a look at how she celebrated.

Mikaela Shiffrin is trending in a new way

The world is already in awe after watching the legend’s breath-stopping race. Now, on November 27th Shiffrin added a new post on her X account with just a caption and emoji. There is no visual in the post, but still, the update is heartwarming for her fans. Shiffrin smoothly added, “As it turns out, dancing alone in the shower is really the best post-victory celebration (woozy, dancing girl and bathtub emoji)”.

The new way of celebration has been admired by Shiffrin fans. The journey to clinch the 55th slalom win wasn’t a cakewalk, the champ has undergone a lot. The athlete amassed 90 victories in 254 World Cup starts since her debut on the circuit just two days before her 16th birthday in 2011. 

Her inaugural triumph occurred in a slalom race in Sweden in December 2012. Notably, she made history last March by surpassing the legendary Ingemar Stenmark’s mark of 86 World Cup wins, establishing herself as the record-holder across genders. But this isn’t all. Here are the highlights from Sunday’s win and Shiffrin’s new stop.

Highlights of Skiing legend’s latest win

In Sunday’s race, Mikaela Shiffrin faced a formidable challenge from Petra Vlhova. She was sitting pretty with a comfortable lead before Shiffrin’s 2nd run. Despite losing half of her initial 0.28-second advantage at the first split, Shiffrin gradually got back her lead over Vlhova. Notably, Vlhova had won the 1st slalom of the season two weeks earlier. Here’s the twist. She stumbled in the second race and handed victory to Shiffrin.

Shiffrin doesn’t say, but proves it through her actions. Her dominance in slalom continued. It marked her sixth win in seven attempts at the annual World Cup weekend on the East Coast.

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In a nutshell, the Olympic star furthered her lead in the overall World Cup standings as she eyes a record-equaling 6th overall title this season. Interestingly, the upcoming women’s World Cup races will feature two giant slaloms in Tremblant, Quebec. Are you excited about her next stop?

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