108 Wins and Counting: Can Mikaela Shiffrin Add Olympic Gold?
One hundred and eight World Cup victories, that is the number that defines greatness in alpine skiing and it belongs to Mikaela Shiffrin.
The 30-year-old American has won 108 World Cup races, more than any skier in history, men or women. It is a record that many experts believe may never be broken. And yet, here she is again on the Olympic stage, not chasing history this time, but chasing redemption.
At the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Shiffrin arrived with the weight of expectation. She is known for her precision in slalom and giant slalom, the most technical disciplines in alpine skiing. These are events where athletes must zig-zag through tightly spaced gates at breathtaking speed, where one small mistake can end a medal dream in seconds.
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But the Olympics can be unforgiving. After a difficult showing in earlier events, including a finish outside the medals in giant slalom, questions have started to surface. Not about her legacy, because that is secure, but about whether she can translate her historic World Cup dominance into another defining Olympic moment.
Shiffrin already owns three Olympic medals, including two golds dating back to Sochi in 2014. She has also collected 15 World Championship medals, eight of them gold. Her résumé is unmatched. Yet the Olympics operate on a different kind of pressure. It is one race, one day, one shot.
What makes this moment compelling is not just the number 108. It is what that number represents. Longevity. Consistency. The ability to win across seasons, across conditions and across continents. The World Cup circuit demands excellence over time. The Olympics demand perfection in an instant.
Now, with her remaining slalom event ahead, the spotlight intensifies. Can the most successful World Cup skier of all time deliver when it matters most on the sport’s biggest stage? Or will this chapter be remembered as another near-miss in an otherwise extraordinary career?
For fans around the world, this is about more than medals. It is about resilience. It is about how champions respond when the pressure tightens and expectations rise.
Stay with us as we continue to follow Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic journey and bring you every twist, every turn and every defining moment from the slopes.
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