Mikaela Shiffrin Moves to Within 1 Win of Tying Ingemar Stenmark's World Cup Record

United States skier Mikaela Shiffrin is now two World Cup wins away from history.

Shiffrin won her 85th World Cup race on Saturday in the slalom to move just one behind Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark for the all-time record.

She told reporters Saturday she wasn't focused on the record:

"I don't feel a lot of pressure to get this record because now I'm so close that it's, like, just take a breath and enjoy the moments we're in now. It's unbelievable to me how this season has gone already, and I'm trying to take the moment to enjoy it. FIS [International Ski Federation] posted on Instagram, 'Is she going to do it this weekend?' Finally, I saw all the comments, and people were like, 'We don't care. We just want to see good skiing.' I was like, 'Oh, finally people get it.' I'm not worried about it. It might not happen tomorrow."

Shiffrin came into the week tied with former teammate Lindsey Vonn, but her three wins between Italy and the Czech Republic vaulted her into striking distance of Stenmark.

She beat Germany's Lena Durr by 0.60 seconds on Saturday.

"I knew it would take some risk and there's a chance that I don't finish at all, but I have to do my best turns to have a chance because these women are so strong," Shiffrin told reporters after the race.

"Wow, I can you hear you all so loud," she added while addressing the spectators at the event. "Thank you for cheering. It's amazing to race for this crowd."

Shiffrin has now won five of the eight slaloms this season, 11 races in total and holds a 175-point lead over Switzerland's Wendy Holdener in the slalom standings. She also sits atop the overall standings, with Slovakia's Petra Vlhova in second.

Shiffrin's career has included two Olympic gold medals (three medals overall), six world championship gold medals (11 medals overall) and four World Cup overall titles (2017-19, 2022). She is one of the most decorated skiers in United States history.