The Finnish ski town Levi has made a name for itself by awarding the most unusual prize on the World Cup Tour, a baby reindeer. After careful consideration Mikaela Shiffrin has decided on a name for her newest reindeer after taking home the top spot at the annual World Cup slalom event in Levi, Finland.
Mikaela’s newest pet will go by “Rori” short for Aurora Borealis and join her growing herd of reindeer which now numbers at 8. Her win in Levi marks her 98th career Alpine skiing World Cup victory.
“Meet “Rori” short for “Aurora Borealis”…which I was so excited to see for the first time earlier this week!! What a day yesterday…congrats to Katharina and Lena Dürr for some amazing skiing, and my teammate Paula for a PB at Levi! This venue is always a special one for me, and the timing always makes me reflect about all the things I’m grateful for—my family, team, this sport, the fans, my sponsors, Santa , etc…and it was extra special to be able to have my brother and sister-in-law here this weekend. We were all thinking of Matilde Lorenzi and skiing in her honor.”
With her win in Finland, Mikaela has 12 more World Cup wins than any other skier in World Cup history. She is off to Gurgl, Austria next weekend for another slalom race and will return home to Killington, Vermont for a giant slalom and a slalom on November 30th through December 1st. Congratulations to Mikaela and Rori.