Jan 25 : U.S. ski great Mikaela Shiffrin will head for the Milano Cortina Olympics as women's World Cup slalom champion after winning the crystal globe for a record ninth time in the Czech resort of Spindleruv Mlyn on Sunday.The victory, in her last race before the Games, was the record-extending 108th of her

Jan 25 : U.S. ski great Mikaela Shiffrin will head for the Milano Cortina Olympics as women's World Cup slalom champion after winning the crystal globe for a record ninth time in the Czech resort of Spindleruv Mlyn on Sunday.The victory, in her last race before the Games, was the record-extending 108th of her

Mikaela Shiffrin has locked up the slalom season title with the Olympics looming to become the first skier in the six-decade history of the World Cup with nine season titles in one discipline. The American star might have to share her record soon, though, as teammate Lindsey Vonn has eight…