American alpine ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin won back-to-back World Cup slalom victories in Aspen, Colorado, by record margins, ٳ reported on Sunday. The 20-year-old is the first American to win at Aspen since 1984 and the first American ever to do so twice in two days.
On Saturday, Shiffrin took first by a margin of 3.07 seconds, shattering ٳ since 1968. On Sunday, she went on to claim her 17th World Cup victory after beating Swedish skier Frida Hansdotter by 2.65 seconds. Shiffrin’s combined time came in at 1:39.81, .
“There are plenty of races left this season,” Shiffrin told the Denver Post. “[Saturday and Sunday] were pretty incredible, definitely for me and for the U.S. Ski Team, but I don’t expect [dominating wins] to happen in the next races.”
Shiffrin holds five consecutive slalom victories, including three from last season.