Bill Pennington ¨C Mikaela Shiffrin had just finished eating lunch Thursday in the picturesque French Alps village of Courchevel. An hour earlier, with a second-place finish in a super-G race ¡ª one day after a victory in a downhill race ¡ª Shiffrin clinched the World Cup¡¯s seasonlong overall title, ski racing¡¯s biggest prize, representing the highest achiever in a globe-trotting, six-month, 37-race marathon.
For Shiffrin, 27, it was her fourth overall title, tying her for the American record held by Lindsey Vonn. Only one woman, six-time winner Annemarie Moser-Proll of Austria, has more.
By many measures, Shiffrin has had a good year.
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