Shiffrin has now won 87 World Cup races, passing Ingemar Stenmark’s record that stood for 34 years. Her ski racing career has been a master class in evading common pitfalls.
Category: Records and Achievements
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Karol G’s ‘Mañana Será Bonito’ Is No. 1, Making Chart History
The latest release by the Colombian pop star is the first Spanish-language LP by a woman to open at the top of the Billboard 200.
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Vanquishing the Dutch, Jordan Stolz Creates a New Norse Myth
Stolz, the 18-year-old from Wisconsin, won three gold medals at the speedskating world championships, finishing his turns in a way that seemed like something out of a storybook.
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Greta Andersen, Champion Marathon Swimmer, Dies at 95
As a long-distance, open-water swimmer, she braved waves, sharks and darkness to break 18 world records and become the first American to swim across the English Channel.
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America’s Next Great Speedskater Is Coming for the Dutch
Jordan Stolz, who at 18 is drawing comparisons to the Olympic champion Eric Heiden, will contend for gold medals at the world championships this weekend in the Netherlands.
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Just Fontaine, Record-Setting French Soccer Star, Dies at 89
His stellar career was cut short by injury, but he made his mark by scoring 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup.
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Antoine Davis May Break Pete Maravich’s NCAA Scoring Record
Pete Maravich’s career mark has stood for more than 50 years, but the pandemic and the 3-pointer have Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis 26 points away from taking the crown.
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Eileen Sheridan, Who Dominated Cycling in Postwar Britain, Dies at 99
Known as “the Mighty Atom,” she excelled at long-distance time trials and set several records that still stand more than 70 years later.
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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold at the World Championships
Shiffrin’s seventh gold medal at the Alpine world skiing championships on Thursday eases the sting of a disappointing Olympics.
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Celia Cruz Will Be First Afro-Latina to Appear on the U.S. Quarter
Ms. Cruz, a Cuban American singer known as the Queen of Salsa, was described by the U.S. Mint as “one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century.”
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LeBron James Fans Around the World Came to See Him Break The Scoring Record
Fans of James, the N.B.A.’s biggest star, came from all over the world to see his record-breaking performance Tuesday. “I’m not going to regret the money that was spent. I would have regretted missing it,” one said.
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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold In Super-G at The World Championships
A silver medal in super-G gave Shiffrin her 12th career medal at the world Alpine skiing championships and made her the first woman in the modern era to accumulate that many.