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From the start, Shiffrin showed she was the skier to beat
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FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin, third place in an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, right, is hugged by second-placed United States' Lindsey Vonn, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, In this Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 file photo. Mikaela Shiffrin has had a World Cup skiing career like no other woman. Shiffrin raced to a record-breaking 83rd win Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File
From a prodigiously talented 15-year-old to the most decorated female skier of all-time, Mikaela Shiffrin has done quite a lot in only 12 years. The American skier won her record-breaking 83rd victory Tuesday in her 238th race on the World Cup circuit, the globe-trotting competition for the best skiers on the planet. Shiffrin, who broke a tie with former teammate Lindsey Vonn by winning a giant slalom in Italy, has also won two Olympic gold medals and one silver, plus six world championship titles and five more medals from that biennial competition.