In Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her place alone atop the post-war record books. She won her eighth career World Championship gold medal in the women’s team combined event, the most by any Alpine skier since World War II.
Gold in a new format, with a new partner
The race unfolded on 11 February 2025 on the slopes of Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm/Leogang. Shiffrin teamed with speed specialist Breezy Johnson for the first-ever team combined event held at a World Alpine Ski Championships.
The American duo outlasted a strong Swiss pairing of Lara Gut-Behrami and Wendy Holdener, who took silver. The inaugural format brought a fresh tactical puzzle to the championships, and the U.S. team solved it decisively.
A record-equalling 15th medal
The gold also gave Shiffrin a 15th career World Championship medal, equalling the all-time record for the biennial event. She has now won gold at seven consecutive World Championships stretching back to 2013.
Earlier that season she became the first skier ever to reach 100 World Cup victories. The Saalbach medal extended a legacy already unmatched across both speed and technical disciplines.
This was only her second race back after a two-month absence and a serious crash at Killington that left her managing post-traumatic stress disorder. The podium finish capped a careful, determined return to the highest level.
Carrying the streak forward
The women’s individual slalom in Saalbach went to Switzerland’s Camille Rast four days later. Shiffrin’s record-setting moment came inside a team event, a fresh chapter in a career that has repeatedly redefined what a ski racer can achieve.
