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United States’s Mikaela Shiffrin TEN
celebrates winning an alpine
ski, women’s World Cup giant
slalom in Courchevel, France,
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017.
Associated Press
Shiffrin:

“I’m finding

something

new, some

more speed.”

By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
COURCHEVEL, France (AP)
— There appears little to
prevent Mikaela Shiffrin
taking over from Lindsey
Vonn as the unstoppable
force in women’s ski rac-
ing.
Shiffrin has a huge lead
in defense of her overall
World Cup title and her four
wins this season have been
in different disciplines. The
22-year-old American is
branching out, and feel-
ing confident about it. And
with the Olympic Games
coming up, that’s very bad
news for her rivals. Thompson, Durant lead injured
Her downhill win at Lake
Louise in early December Warriors to 10th straight win
was a personal break-
through and sent out a
statement: The Olympic
and three-time world sla- Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson, right, shoots over
lom champion, who has
a few wins in giant slalom Memphis Grizzlies’ Ben McLemore (23) during the second
races, no longer views her- half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 20,
self as just a technical spe- 2017, in Oakland, Calif.
cialist. Associated Press

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