American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin made history with her Giant Slalom win at the ongoing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023. The win gave Shiffrin her 13th world championships medal, making her the most decorated individual in the modern history of the competition.
Shiffrin finished the race with a time of 2:07.13 in two runs, edging out Italian Federica Brignone, who was 0.12 seconds slower. Norwegian Ragnhild Mowinckel finished third.
“I don’t know if I can really put a value on any medal, but today felt very special,” Shiffrin said after the race. “It’s a moment I’m going to remember forever.”
The only other skier in the history of the sport with more individual world championship medals than Shiffrin is German Christl Cranz. However, it is important to note that Cranz won her medals in the 1930s when the competition was held annually and featured fewer skiers.
During her run at FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023, Shiffrin already won the silver medal in Super-G and received disqualification in Combined competition. She is yet to participate in slalom, a competition she was dominant in throughout her career. She finished in the top three in all of her previous five slalom appearances at world championships, getting four wins and one third-place finish.
