The feat was considered all the more impressive coming off the back of a disappointing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics where the American was a favourite to win multiple medals but fell short of her target in every one of her six events. Shiffrin skied her way to sporting immortality when surpassed Ingemar Stenmark’s record for career alpine World Cup victories by any skier, male or female. As well as winning six WTA Championship titles, The French Open at Roland Garros, and the US Open, the 21-year-old went 37 games unbeaten, rewarding her with the longest winning streak in the sport in the 21st century. Iga ŚwiątekĢ022 was the year Poland’s Świątek consolidated her claim at the top of women’s tennis. In claiming the crown at 35 years old, the Jamaican also became the oldest sprinter to win a world title gesturing to her dominance in the discipline. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryceįraser-Pryce underlined her credentials as one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time when she won her fifth career World Championship gold medal in the women's 100 metres sprint in Eugene. The 2023 Laureus Award Sportswoman of the Year Award features five Olympic nominees: Jamaica’s athletics icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky, track star Sydney McLaughlin- Levrone, alpine skiing record-breaker Mikaela Shiffrin, and tennis world No.1 Iga Świątek. Mikaela Shiffrin: Top facts you might not know about US alpine superstar 2023 Laureus Awards: Sportswoman of the Year
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