funnybalu1 t1_jbspng2 wrote
Reply to comment by madladolle in Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory by Jokobib
Of all of skiing.
madladolle t1_jbsqpy0 wrote
Considering there were alot less races per season during Stenmarks time, and the fact that he was so dominant that they had to change the rules - i'd argue otherwise
AJ877 t1_jbt1wfb wrote
> Considering there were alot less races per season during Stenmarks time
That argument doesn't really work when Shiffrin has actually done it in fewer races, and has a higher win percentage than Inge.
arn_g t1_jbvr5ad wrote
She actually doesn't. 246 starts and 87 victories, vs Stenmarks 230 starts and 86 victories.
That's not to say that her achievement isn't insanely incredible.
PS: Her World Championships stats are slightly better and her Olympic stats slightly worse than Ingemar's.
AJ877 t1_jbwz1tx wrote
Where do you find the stat about Stenmark's 230 starts? Because commentators yesterday and FIS have been saying that Stenmark had 271 World Cup starts in his career.
arn_g t1_jbwzibb wrote
I'm gonna assume the stats on FIS own website are correct, but who knows lol
I've also heard 232 before, but never 271
funnybalu1 t1_jc1i5gz wrote
Still that's 35 vs 37 percent win rate. Anybody claiming those 2 percent points make any other than a mathematical difference is just a hater. Considering that Shiffrin is likely to keep on winning, she will most certainly go on to pass Stenmark and become the undoubted GOAT. Hard to swallow pills: Women can be crazy good, even the best ever, at sports too and records are still made to be broken, however old they might be.
arn_g t1_jc1icie wrote
I never claimed anything to the contrary and do completely agree
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