This year is off to a raucous start for Mikaela Shiffrin. With her first downhill world cup win ever as well as a slalom victory already under her belt this season, Shiffrin cemented herself atop the leaderboard with a GS win at Courchavel in France. Congrats Mikaela!

*Video courtesy of FIS Alpine

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