Mikaela Shiffrin made history by surpassing Ingemar Stenmark's previous record of 155 podiums in Alpine skiing World Cup events with her 156th top-three placement. Despite finishing third in a slalom race in Sweden,

The 29-year-old alpine skier has made a convincing case as the best ever. But her superpower may be her relentless honesty..

Shiffrin’s record-extending 100th career World Cup race win Sunday fulfilled a quest put on hold by a serious crash in November. Back to racing in her favored slalom event, Shiffrin kept and added to her first-run lead to finish 0.61 seconds ahead of Zrinka Ljutic. Shiffrin’s U.S. teammate Paula Moltzan was third, 0.64 back.

Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in skiing’s World Cup history ... as her 155th career top-3 finish on the podium matched Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark. Shiffrin crossed the finish line and took a long look at the scoreboard showing her victory.

Shiffrin’s record-extending 100th career World Cup race win Sunday fulfilled a quest put on hold by a serious crash in November. Back to racing in her favored slalom event, Shiffrin kept and added to her first-run lead to finish 0.61 seconds ahead of Zrinka Ljutic. Shiffrin’s U.S. teammate Paula Moltzan was third, 0.64 back.