'Carry the torch'?

Vonn congratulated Shiffrin through the US ski federation citing 1998 Olympic champion Picabo Street.

"Reaching this milestone is an incredible accomplishment," said Vonn. "Picabo Street inspired me to become an Olympian.

"Throughout my career I always tried to be the role model for kids that Picabo was for me, and now it is Mikaela's turn to carry that torch.

"Congratulations on raising the bar for all skiers to come."

Next stop is the record held for a generation by Stenmark, who dominated the men's slalom and giant slalom disciplines for a decade from 1975 before retiring in 1989. Shiffrin will have a chance to draw one closer to him at Kronplatz on Wednesday with another giant slalom race.

"I hope she doesn't get to number 84 straight away because I would like to do something tomorrow," joked Brignone.

There are also two races this weekend at Spindleruv Mlyn in the slalom discipline from which 51 of her World Cup wins have come.

Shiffrin has bounced back in emphatic style after a nightmare Beijing Olympics last year where she failed to win a single medal.

"It's pretty incredible to be part of this competition, you have to be pushing on the limit..." she said.

"If you make one mistake, if it's a big enough mistake then you're off the podium. So you have to be taking the risks and sometimes it's going to be good and sometimes it's not.

"I think it's important that we always take the good pieces of our skiing and keep trying to push because that's what's really exciting."

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