ARE, Sweden (WCAX) – American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the slopes and the winners’ podium over the weekend after six weeks off due to an injury.
The Burke Mountain Academy grad secured the win in the season title slalom event at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Sweden on Sunday.
The victory marked her 96th career win and locked up her record-equaling eighth season title in the discipline.
Shiffrin, 28, injured her left knee in a downhill crash in Italy earlier this season.
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