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From left, second placed Germany's Lena Duerr, the winner United States' Mikaela Shiffrin and third placed Switzerland's Michelle Gisin celebrate after an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Lienz, Austria, on Dec. 29, 2023. Giovanni Auletta/AP Photo
LIENZ, Austria—Mikaela Shiffrin always seems to raise the bar even further when it’s the last World Cup race of the year.
The American star finished 2023 with an eye-catching performance even by her standards, winning a slalom race by a huge margin of 2.34 seconds on Friday for her 93rd career victory.