Shiffrin claims historic 83rd World Cup win

Shiffrin seemed exhausted and relieved immediately after finishing,bending over and resting her head on her poles and then biting her lips before going over to embrace Gut-Behrami and Brignone.

Brignone told Shiffrin, "Congrats," and Shiffrin responded, "Oh my god."

Unlike when she broke down into tears when she matched Vonn's record of 82 wins earlier this month in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Shiffrin kept her composure during the playing of her national anthem.

Then a gold-colored crown was placed atop her head. It was Shiffrin's ninth win of the season.

What's more is that Shiffrin is still only 27 and could have many more years of elite racing left in her career.Vonn was 33 when she won her last World Cup event and Stenmark was 32.

"I just feel so lucky to be her teammate in this era and watching her break history every day," said Nina O'Brien, the only other American finisher in 18th. "And she's been really supportive as well."

American skier Paula Moltzan was fifth after the first run but fell midway through her second run, losing her balance and getting twisted around before sliding down the mountain.

The record also comes nearly a year after Shiffrin didn't win a medal in six events at the Beijing Olympics after entering amid big expectations.She didn't take long to rebound from her Beijing performance, claiming her fourth overall World Cup title at the end of last season.

Now she's the most successful female skier of all time.

"That's a pretty good image for the sport, for women's Alpine skiers," said Tessa Worley, a two-time world champion in GS. "And she's still doing amazing things. So it's an inspiration for us to just go and keep pushing."

Shiffrin had to learn how to handle the nerves that come with leading the first run.

"It's still hard for me to believe that, apparently, I have the mental focus again to be strong again in the second run," she said. "That's something I don't take for granted."