Alpine skiing-Shiffrin claims fifth overall World Cup title

Mikaela Shiffrin secured her fifth overall women's World Cup title when she took fifth place in the downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday, but her wait for a record-equalling 86th World Cup win continues. You know the overall, or any season titles it's always strange to explain how it feels on the day you win it if you didn't win the race.

Mikaela Shiffrin secured her fifth overall women's World Cup title when she took fifth place in the downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday, but her wait for a record-equalling 86th World Cup win continues. The American has an unassailable lead at the top of the standings over second-placed Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland, who finished in 21st place.

"It is pretty wild actually. You know the overall, or any season titles it's always strange to explain how it feels on the day you win it if you didn't win the race. But I have started to get used to the feeling," Shiffrin said. Having broken the women's record of 82 World Cup wins in January, Shiffrin is now one win away from equalling Swedish men's slalom great Ingemar Stenmark's decades-old record of 86 World Cup victories.

"I mean actually it's really hard not to think about that because I am talking about it constantly, everybody is asking about it," Shiffrin added. "I know it's what people actually want to know but my goal was really the overall Globe. That's what I talked about the whole beginning of the season. It was the big point for me, enough that I even talked about it in interviews."

Home favourite Kajsa Vickhoff Lie won the race, while Italy's Sofia Goggia finished second and Olympic champion Corinne Suter came in third.