Alpine skiing sensation Lindsey Vonn recently reacted to Mikaela Shiffrin’s historic achievement at the FIS World Cup. The former Olympic champion won her fifth consecutive World Cup slalom event this season at Semmering, Austria.
Shiffrin initially trailed in fourth position in the first leg of the slalom event. However, she bounced back in time to win the World Cup event by a narrow margin.
Lindsey Vonn Cheers For Mikaela Shiffrin Post World Cup Victory
Vonn shared her reaction after Shiffrin’s 106th World Cup win at Semmering, which was affected by adverse conditions throughout the event. Despite the tough conditions, Shiffrin went on to win the event, following which the US Ski & Snowboard Team shared the following update on its X handle,
“@MikaelaShiffrin BATTLED her way to her 106th World Cup win under the lights in Semmering!”
Vonn cheered for Shiffrin via emojis on both the X [formerly Twitter] and the Instagram posts.
Vonn previously participated in the FIS World Cup event held at St. Moritz, Switzerland. She became the oldest skier to win a World Cup event by winning the race at St. Moritz.
Vonn’s Performances in This Season
After announcing her comeback to alpine skiing following a knee replacement surgery, 41-year-old Vonn finished sixth in her first World Cup downhill race held at St. Anton in early January this year. She suffered a crash while training downhill at Cortina d’Ampezzo, though she luckily avoided any major injuries.
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Vonn earned her first podium finish after coming out of her retirement in late March 2025. She finished in the second position at the FIS World Cup event held in Sun Valley, Idaho. However, this wasn’t enough for the 41-year-old alpine skier, who earned her 83rd World Cup victory overall at St. Moritz. Interestingly, this was also her first World Cup victory since 2018.
Vonn has qualified for her fifth Winter Olympics ever since her debut at the quadrennial event held in Salt Lake City around 2002. The alpine skier has one Olympic gold medal and two bronze medals to her credit. Vonn also won a total of eight World Championship medals throughout her career, which include two gold medals she won in the 2009 edition held at Val-d’lsere, situated in Savole, France.