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Yikes · 03-10-2023, 12:43 PM

Mikaela Shiffrin ties Ingemar Stenmark in World Cup skiing wins in Sweden yesterday.

This was thought to be a Gretzky like record in ski racing circles.

As an ex-racer I think there is an asterisk...when Stenmark raced the Suger G event did not exist and he did not typically race in speed events (the downhill). He was truly a slalom and GS specialist. Mikaela skis in 3 (Super G, GS and slalom) so for me, apples to apples her total wins vs Stenmark should just be in slalom and GS...having said that a win is a win.

Thoughts?

03-10-2023, 12:43 PM	#1
Yikes Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Feb 2022 Exp:	Shiffrin ties Stenmark Mikaela Shiffrin ties Ingemar Stenmark in World Cup skiing wins in Sweden yesterday. This was thought to be a Gretzky like record in ski racing circles. As an ex-racer I think there is an asterisk...when Stenmark raced the Suger G event did not exist and he did not typically race in speed events (the downhill). He was truly a slalom and GS specialist. Mikaela skis in 3 (Super G, GS and slalom) so for me, apples to apples her total wins vs Stenmark should just be in slalom and GS...having said that a win is a win. Thoughts?