(Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin secured a giant slalom double in Semmering, Austria on Wednesday to claim her 79th World Cup victory, moving her within three wins of compatriot Lindsey Vonn’s women’s record of 82.
Shiffrin clocked a combined time of two minutes and 3.51 seconds to beat Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami by 0.10 seconds. It was back-to-back victories for Shiffrin who also won on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old will have a chance to complete a treble on Thursday, in the slalom race at the same location.
She leads the overall World Cup standings by 305 points from Italy’s Sofia Goggia.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
