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Ingemar Stenmark’s “impossible” record has now been broken.
It was Mikaela Shiffrin who finally passed the slalom icon.
After she broke the record, she sent a beautiful greeting to “Stenis”
During the weekend wrote Mikaela Shiffrin mighty sporting history by winning his 87th career World Cup victory. Which means that the American passes by itself Ingemar Stenmark and breaks the Swede’s record that everyone thought would live forever.
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It took over 30 years, but now Stenmark has gotten rid of his impressive record of most won World Cup races. At just 28 years old, Shiffrin also has quite a few years to extend her record even further.
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But the one who is almost the happiest of all after the impressive achievement is actually “Stenis” himself. Because he mostly thinks it’s nice to get rid of the record and he really treats Mikaela Shiffrin to this milestone.
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Paying tribute to Stenmark
During the weekend, the American also got the chance to send a greeting back to the Swede.
– Ingemar is watching right now and there is the camera. Send him a message, says the host Johanna Ojala in Viaplay’s broadcast.
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Record-maker Shiffrin then looked straight into the camera and spoke directly from the heart to her idol and great role model, see the video below.
– I am saying the same thing as I have always said. No matter what I do, it cannot be compared to what you have achieved. For me, the biggest dream is to be mentioned in the same sentence as you, she says live.
– It is very special, who you are and who you were as a skier and what you have achieved as a person – that is what has been most inspiring.
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Mikaela Shiffrin is very well aware of the humble personality Ingemar Stenmark possesses and she knows that she does not immediately enjoy having the spotlight on her.
– You may not want the attention but you will continue to get it because that is who you are, says she who has now won 87 World Cup victories in the TV interview, which you can see below.
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