Mikaela Shiffrin among the 100 best athletes of the 21st century

The 100 best athletes of the 21st century, a ranking that was created 25 years ago and only concerned North American athletes but has now been extended to the whole world.  

ESPN, one of the world's most important sports channels, is revealing 25 athletes a day every day this week and guess who is among them? 

Mikaela Shiffrin, the record holder for the most World Cup victories in alpine skiing (97), becoming the most successful skier in history, a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, a five-time Overall World Cup champion, a four-time world champion in slalom, and an eight-time winner of the World Cup discipline Slalom title. At 18 years and 345 days, Shiffrin is the youngest slalom gold medalist in Olympic history. 

These are just some of the outstanding achievements of this great champion, and they will certainly not end here. 

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