Greatest Alpine Ski Racer of All Time

[againstthegrain]

First of 5 wins in a row at Sun Valley last March.

 

[Furryanimal]

Yeah…but Lindsey Vonn is pretty good too and has just won a Downhill at the age of 41.

 

[againstthegrain]

I saw LV take 2nd in the Super-G last March here in Sun Valley. However there is only one GOAT and that's Mikaela.

 

[againstthegrain]

MS comes back in the 2nd run,,,,,,,,,, World Cup victory 106.

 

[jujube]

I'm still a huge fan of Jean-Claude Killy. What a daredevil racer he was!

 

[JustDave]

Do all women that win ski titles look like knock outs, or is it just the ski outfits that do that to women?

 

[againstthegrain]

Do all women that win ski titles look like knock outs, or is it just the ski outfits that do that to women?

They do an incredible amount of physical training so that's a huge factor.

 

[againstthegrain]

The streak was broken today, Shiffrin finished 2nd in World Cup slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

 

[WhatInThe]

I'm still a huge fan of Jean-Claude Killy. What a daredevil racer he was!

Still remember Frans Klamer I think it was and that epic down hill run in the Olympics where the commentators were going nuts.

 

[jujube]

Still remember Frans Klamer I think it was and that epic down hill run in the Olympics where the commentators were going nuts.

Oh, yes, Franz Klammer. That run was almost suicidal....he wasn't going to settle for the Silver, so it was Gold or die trying. And the way he was skiing, it could have been death.

Everyone was screaming.

 

[Rakaia]

I'm still a huge fan of Jean-Claude Killy. What a daredevil racer he was!

J-C K is who I thought of when I read the thread title.

 

[JustDave]

I'm still a huge fan of Jean-Claude Killy. What a daredevil racer he was!

About 60 years ago, I saw him in Chicago at some kind of ski show with advertisers and what not. He was on a small island stage talking to a crowd and answering questions. A woman in the crowd who was dressed to the nines asked him if he would like to go to a party after the show. He laughed it off and didn't respond, at least not at that time. He was the most important celebrity I had actually seen in person at that time of my life.

 

[againstthegrain]

107th WC victory

 

[PeppermintPatty]

They do an incredible amount of physical training so that's a huge factor.

One would HAVE to be in shape to do what they do. Male or female.

 

[againstthegrain]

Shiffrin takes 4th today(1/20/26) in Giant Slalom in Kronplatz, Italy.

 

[againstthegrain]

In Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic, Shiffrin takes 3rd in Giant Slalom, first podium in two years in the GS, 1/24/2026. Getting back on top just in time for the Olympics.

 

[againstthegrain]

108th World Cup Victory!!!

"Mikaela Shiffrin delivered a dominant performance in the women’s slalom at Špindlerův Mlýn on January 25, 2026, securing her 108th World Cup victory and clinching her ninth consecutive slalom Crystal Globe—a record for any skier, male or female.

In the first run, Shiffrin posted a time of 48.80 seconds, building a commanding lead of 1.26 seconds over Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener and 1.47 seconds over Germany’s Emma Aicher. Her performance was described as “impossible to beat” and “a race apart,” with all competitors significantly behind.

She went on to win the race, finishing 1.67 seconds ahead of Holdener, with Emma Aicher taking third place—her third podium of the season. The result confirmed Shiffrin’s supremacy in the discipline, having won 7 out of 8 slaloms this season.

The event marked the final World Cup slalom before the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, where Shiffrin is the clear favorite."