How\u2019s that for a finale?<\/p>\n
Vail\u2019s Mikaela Shiffrin brought down the curtain on the 2017-18 season in smashing fashion, capturing Sunday\u2019s giant slalom at the World Cup finals in Soldeu, Andorra. With the latest victory in a seemingly endless parade of triumphs, the 24-year-old:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Won her 17th World Cup race in a single season, tearing down the old record of 14.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Clinched the giant-slalom World Cup championship for the first time in her career. It\u2019s her fourth crystal globe of the season as she had already won the overall, super-G and GS as well.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Logged the 60th World Cup win of her career.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Finished the season with 2,204 points on the season, second all-time only to Slovenia\u2019s Tina Maze\u2019s legendary season of 2.414 points in 2012-13.<\/p>\n
With the final snow just settling on the 2018-19 campaign, one does not want to rush to judgment. But \u2026 It is certainly one of the most dominating seasons in World Cup history. Is it the best season by an American ski racer? (One steps in a hornet\u2019s nest there with comparisons to Lindsey Vonn.) Is it the best season ever? While Maze\u2019s 2,414 points in 2013 didn\u2019t fall, showing the enormity of that feat, Shiffrin 2018-19 season has a lot of compelling arguments.<\/p>\n
<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\nThis story will be updated.<\/p>\n