Career Timeline of Mikaela Shiffrin: Major Achievements and Milestones

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Mikaela Shiffrin made an impact.

Mikaela Shiffrin is an American World Cup alpine skier, widely regarded as one of the greatest alpine skiers ever. She holds the record for the most World Cup wins. Shiffrin is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and a five-time Overall World Cup champion. Her dominance is particularly evident in slalom, where she has secured four world championships and eight World Cup discipline titles. At 18, she became the youngest slalom gold medalist in Olympic history, highlighting her exceptional talent and early success.

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1969: Squaw Valley World Cup Races

In Squaw Valley, the first World Cup races since 1969 were held; Shiffrin won the giant slalom on March 10 and the slalom on March 11, reaching 31 World Cup victories and securing her fourth slalom world cup.

March 2010: Wins at Topolino Games in Italy

In March 2010, at the age of 14, Mikaela Shiffrin won both the slalom and GS at the Topolino Games in Italy.

December 2010: Nor-Am Cup Super Combined Win

In December 2010, Shiffrin, at 15 years old, won a Nor-Am Cup super combined race in Panorama, British Columbia, marking only her eighth FIS-level race.

March 11, 2011: World Cup Debut

On March 11, 2011, Mikaela Shiffrin made her World Cup debut in giant slalom at Špindlerův Mlýn in the Czech Republic.

December 29, 2011: First World Cup Podium

On December 29, 2011, 16-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin achieved her first World Cup podium at a slalom in Lienz, Austria, finishing third after posting the fastest time in the second run despite losing her shin guard.

December 2012: First World Cup Race Win

In December 2012, at age 17, Mikaela Shiffrin secured her first World Cup race victory in a night slalom held in Åre, Sweden.

2012: 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup

In the 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Shiffrin achieved her first World Cup podium on December 29, 2011.

October 2013: Opened 2014 Season

In October 2013, Shiffrin started the 2014 season in Sölden, Austria, achieving a career-best sixth place in giant slalom.

2013: Slalom Discipline Title

In 2013, Mikaela Shiffrin secured the season title in the slalom discipline after winning the slalom at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, also graduating from Burke Mountain Academy in June.

2013: Winning the world title at Schladming

In 2013, at the World Championships in Schladming, Austria, Mikaela Shiffrin competed in her first World Championships. Two days after finishing sixth in the giant slalom, she won the world title in the slalom at age 17.

October 2014: First World Cup Win in Giant Slalom

In October 2014, Mikaela Shiffrin began the 2015 season in Sölden with her first World Cup win in giant slalom.

2014: Becoming youngest slalom champion

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the slalom, becoming the youngest slalom champion in Olympic history, three weeks shy of her 19th birthday. She also finished fifth in the giant slalom.

2014: Olympic Gold and World Cup Title

In 2014, Shiffrin won slalom at the Sochi Olympics, becoming the youngest winner of that Olympic event, and secured a second consecutive World Cup slalom title, also being named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.

2015: World Championship in Slalom

In 2015, Shiffrin won the World Championship in slalom held in Beaver Creek near her hometown of Vail, Colorado, U.S., also winning the slalom world cup title again.

February 15, 2016: Victorious Return to Racing

On February 15, 2016, Shiffrin made a successful return to racing after a knee injury, securing her 18th victory in Crans-Montana.

October 2016: Second Place Finish at Sölden

In October 2016, Shiffrin opened the 2017 season with a second-place finish in giant slalom at Sölden.

November 26, 2016: Fifth in Giant Slalom at Killington

On November 26, 2016, Shiffrin finished fifth in giant slalom at Killington in her first World Cup race in Vermont.

December 11, 2016: 11th Straight World Cup in Slalom

On December 11, 2016, Shiffrin secured her 11th consecutive World Cup victory in the slalom in Sestriere, Italy.

December 29, 2016: Completes Sweep of Races at Semmering

On December 29, 2016, Mikaela Shiffrin achieved her 26th World Cup victory by winning the slalom in Semmering, Austria, completing a sweep of races at the resort and becoming the first woman since Vreni Schneider in January 1989 to take three wins in three consecutive days in technical disciplines.

2016: Not leading slalom

In 2016, before February 2, 2020, Shiffrin was always leading the slalom at that point in the season. Petra Vlhova eventually took over the top spot of the slalom rankings following a World Cup in Slovenia after Shiffrin took an indefinite break from the World Cup tour after the death of her father.

2017: Won multiple World Cup Races

Between December 19, 2017 and January 9, Shiffrin won 8 of the 9 races on the World Cup circuit (4 SL, 2 GS, and 2 PSL).

2017: 2017 Season

Shiffrin opened the 2017 season with a second-place finish in giant slalom at Sölden in October 2016.

March 9, 2018: Second Consecutive World Cup Overall Title

On March 9, 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin secured her second consecutive World Cup overall title with five races left in the season. At the World Cup Finals in Åre, Sweden, she won the slalom, tying with Lindsey Vonn for the second-most World Cup wins in a single season by a woman.

December 2, 2018: Winning Super-G race in Lake Louise

On December 2, 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin won a super-G race in Lake Louise, becoming the only alpine skier ever, male or female, to win all six currently contested alpine skiing disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, downhill, super-G, combined, and parallel slalom.

December 8, 2018: Second Super-G Win at St. Moritz

On December 8, 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin won her second Super-G at St. Moritz, Switzerland, marking her first back-to-back speed wins.

December 22, 2018: Slalom Win in Courchevel

On December 22, 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom in Courchevel, France, becoming the youngest skier to win 50 World Cup ski races at 23 years and nine months. She also equaled the record of Marlies Schild for the most wins in women's slalom.

2018: Record for World Cup wins in a calendar year

In 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin became the first alpine skier to take 15 World Cup wins in a single calendar year, surpassing Marcel Hirscher's 14 wins. She also broke Marlies Schild's record for World Cup slalom wins.

2018: Competing in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

In 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin competed in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where she won the gold medal in the giant slalom and a silver medal in the Combined. She placed 4th in the slalom.

2018: Winning slalom in Semmering

In 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin won the last slalom of the season in Semmering, Austria, becoming the only athlete to have won 15 races in the same calendar year, surpassing Marcel Hirscher.

2018: First Downhill Win

In 2018, Shiffrin achieved her first downhill win at Lake Louise, marking her fourth-ever start in the discipline after reaching her first downhill podium (3rd place) the day before.

2018: 2018 Winter Olympics

In 2018, at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Mikaela Shiffrin won a gold medal in the giant slalom and a silver medal in the super combined. She finished fourth in the slalom. She pulled out of the super-G and downhill events due to weather-related scheduling conflicts and a belief that she would not perform well with too many races in consecutive days. Her performance made her the most decorated American Olympian and female alpine skier at the time.

2018: Tying Gold Medals at the Olympics

In 2018, by winning her second Olympic gold medal in the giant slalom, Shiffrin tied Ted Ligety and Andrea Mead Lawrence for the most Olympic gold medals ever won by an American Olympian in alpine skiing.

2018: Wins in 2018

Shiffrin started 2018 with a win in the City Event in Oslo, Norway, and became the first woman ever with 2 wins in City Event.

February 2019: Record of female skiers with most World Cup race wins

In February 2019, shortly before the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships, Shiffrin moved into third place on the list of female skiers with the most World Cup race wins, tying with Vlhová for the win in giant slalom to put her equal with Vreni Schneider on 55 wins before winning a slalom the following day to overtake the Swiss skier.

March 2019: Multiple World Cup Titles

In March 2019, Mikaela Shiffrin achieved several milestones. She became the first alpine skier to take 15 World Cup wins in a season and clinched the super-G crystal globe, her tenth World Cup title. She also secured the overall and slalom titles, becoming the first skier to win World Cups in both a technical and a speed event in the same season since Tina Maze. Additionally, she tied with Ingemar Stenmark for the most World Cup slalom race wins and later secured the GS crystal globe, becoming the first skier to win the overall, super-G, giant slalom, and slalom World Cup titles in a single season. She also won her 41st slalom race, making her the skier who has won the most World Cup slalom races.

2019: Breaking Vreni Schneider's record

In 2019, Mikaela Shiffrin won 17 World Cup races, breaking the record of 14 wins that Vreni Schneider had held for 30 years. She also won the gold medal in slalom at the 2019 World Championships, becoming the first alpine skier to win the world championship in the same discipline at four consecutive championships.

January 2020: Performances in the first half of the 2020 season

In January 2020, Mikaela Shiffrin experienced inconsistent performances in technical races but recorded 6 victories for the season, maintaining a considerable lead in the Overall Standings.

2021: 2021 World Championship medals

In 2021, Shiffrin won the silver in the giant slalom at the World Championships after narrowly finishing in first after one run and won the bronze in the slalom.

December 2022: Releasing documentary videos on YouTube channel

In December 2022, Mikaela Shiffrin began releasing documentary videos on her own YouTube channel, with themes and content of her choosing.

2022: 2022 Winter Olympics

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Shiffrin had a Did Not Finish (DNF) in the giant slalom and slalom, finishing ninth in the super-G. She did not win a medal in the remaining individual events. She competed in the mixed team event, finishing fourth.

February 2023: Stenmark hails Shiffrin

On 27 February 2023, Stenmark hailed Shiffrin as much better than he was and that he could have never been so good in all disciplines.

March 2023: Most World Cup wins

In March 2023, Mikaela Shiffrin won her 87th World Cup race, surpassing Ingemar Stenmark for the most World Cup wins by any alpine skier.

January 30, 2025: Comeback Race at Courchevel

On January 30, 2025, in her comeback race after her injuries had healed, Shiffrin finished tenth in the slalom event at Courchevel.

February 11, 2025: Eighth Alpine World Championships Gold Medal

On February 11, 2025, Shiffrin won her eighth career Alpine world championships gold medal, bringing her total to 15 medals from 18 world championship races and marking her as the most successful skier in the modern era.

March 2025: Overtaking Ingemar Stenmark

As of March 2025, Mikaela Shiffrin has won 101 World Cup races, overtaking Ingemar Stenmark for the most World Cup wins by any alpine skier, including 64 slalom races and 22 giant slalom races.