In the World Cup Finals slalom race in Lillehammer, Norway, Tuesday, Mikaela Shiffrin captured her 110th World Cup victory and won her ninth slalom FIS Crystal Globe.
Shiffrin won nine of the 10 slalom races this 2025-26 season, setting a new record for most victories in a single World Cup slalom season.
“This is really a symbol of the work my team has done this year, but especially the last three seasons and last season specifically to help me through the injuries that I had,” said Shiffrin. “This was a really big push; there was a big effort from everybody. It’s really just so much work from so many people, and we really did this together.”
Shiffrin’s teammate Paula Moltzan finished in fifth place in both the race and the slalom standings, marking the best slalom season of her career.
“There was definitely challenging conditions today with two very different course sets,” said Moltzan. “I have a lot to work on in the offseason, but I ended up in the top five. It’s the best slalom rank I’ve ever had, so I’m very happy with that.”
Shiffrin was presented with the slalom Crystal Globe trophy, which she clinched earlier this season.
The fight for the overall Crystal Globe is not yet decided; Shiffrin holds an 85-point lead over Emma Aicher of Germany, with one giant slalom race remaining. This means Shiffrin only has to finish in the top-15 in Wednesday’s race to be crowned the overall World Cup champion for the sixth time, which would match the Austrian Annemarie Moser-Pröll’s record.
“I don’t feel secure with it at all, actually,” said Shiffrin. “I think anything can happen in this race, and it’s such an honor to be competing against somebody who is showing so much strong skiing in all the disciplines.”
The final women’s giant slalom race kicks off at 4:30 a.m. ET on skiandsnowboard.live.
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