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Shiffrin became the second youngest American to win a World Cup race, after Judy Nagel.
CNN: U.S. teen Shiffrin slaloms to first World Cup victory
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Another American, 16-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin is already ranked higher than Vonn and Mancuso were at her age.
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Her victory took her in front in the discipline standings, replacing American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin at the summit.
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"I'll need for some time to be able to take this in, " Shiffrin, who did not finish Wednesday's giant slalom, told reporters.
CNN: U.S. teen Shiffrin slaloms to first World Cup victory
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At 17 years, 340 days, Shiffrin is the youngest winner of the women's slalom world title since Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel in 1974.
CNN: Teen Shiffrin crowned world slalom champion
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The final event in the women's schedule will be Saturday's slalom, in which American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin leads the World Cup standings ahead of Maze.
CNN: Worley upstages world champion Maze in giant slalom
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Shiffrin's compatriot Ted Ligety will be seeking his third gold of the championships as he bids to defend his giant slalom title on Friday, and the men's program concludes with Sunday's slalom race.
CNN: Worley upstages world champion Maze in giant slalom
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Shiffrin, who last year became the youngest American to win a national alpine skiing championship, heads the slalom standings by 22 points from Hofl-Riesch -- the overall World Cup champion in 2011 and a double Olympic gold medalist.
CNN: U.S. teen Shiffrin slaloms to first World Cup victory
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Shiffrin's victory is the U.S.'s fourth of the championships -- adding to Ted Ligety's wins in the Super-G, the Giant Slalom and the Super Combined -- and consolidates their place at the top of the medal's table with a total of four gold and one bronze.
CNN: Teen Shiffrin crowned world slalom champion