"Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Vonn's record haul of World Cup wins and staked her claim as the GOAT. But Vonn has a solid claim to be the best ever in the speed events (downhill, super-G), and she has been racing exclusively in those disciplines since returning from retirement, surging to the top of the World Cup downhill standings at age 41."
"She has a score to settle with the sport's biggest stage her lifetime total of three Olympic medals (one gold) would probably be higher if not for a horror crash in practice in 2006 and injuries that either limited or outright excluded her from other Games. After some selection drama in the team combined event in last year's world championships, it seems inconceivable that Vonn and Shiffrin, both of whom have had some misfortune in the Olympics, would not be paired up to form Alpine skiing's equivalent of the 1992 basketball Dream Team."
"Not the global GOAT but certainly the US's GOAT, Diggins is on pace to move into retirement as the World Cup overall champion, a prize she has already claimed three times. Since bursting into public consciousness with her team sprint gold medal in 2018, a moment made more memorable by commentator Chad Salmela's frenzied HERE COMES DIGGINS! call, she has added two more Olympic medals, a second world championship and five straight top-two finishes in the World Cup overall standings."
Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Lindsey Vonn's World Cup wins record and is staking a claim as the greatest alpine skier. Lindsey Vonn retains a dominant case in speed events, racing exclusively in downhill and super-G since returning from retirement and leading the World Cup downhill standings at age 41. Vonn's Olympic medal total stands at three (one gold), a figure affected by a 2006 practice crash and other injuries. Jessie Diggins is closing in on a fourth World Cup overall title and has three overall championships, multiple Olympic medals, and a world championship. Aerin Frankel excelled at Northeastern and anchors the PWHL's Boston Fleet.
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