Shiffrin misses out on record World Cup victory

Mikaela Shiffrin eclipsed former USA team-mate Lindsey Vonn's record of 82 wins earlier this season to become the most successful women's World Cup skier of all time

Mikaela Shiffrin remains one short of the all-time record for World Cup wins after finishing second in Sunday's women's slalom in Spindleruv Mlyn.

But she finished six hundredths of a second behind Germany's Lena Durr, who completed her two runs in one minute 30.91 to seal a first slalom win.

Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic, 19, claimed her first World Cup podium, finishing third in 1:31.40.

The stage had looked set for Shiffrin to claim a 12th win of the season and draw level with Swedish legend Stenmark, who dominated the men's slalom and giant slalom in the 1970s and 80s.

She took a 0.67 second advantage into the second run at the Czech resort, where she began her World Cup career in 2011 just days before here 16th birthday.

But Shiffrin struggled to maintain her speed going down last on a course that had carved up badly and Durr held her form to reverse the top-two placings of Saturday's slalom race on the same course.

The American superstar will now have to wait to continue her World Cup quest until after the World Championships, which will take place in the French resorts of Courchevel and Méribel from 6-19 February.

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