Shiffrin tops ski World Cup money list with record $885K | PostIndependent.com

Shiffrin tops ski World Cup money list with record $885K

Sports | March 18, 2019

Associated Press
Associated Press

Austria's Marcel Hirscher, left, and Mikaela Shiffrin hold the World Cup overall trophies at the alpine ski finals in Soldeu, Andorra on Sunday, March 17.
Alessandro Trovati / AP | AP

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Mikaela Shiffrin earned a record 886,000 Swiss francs ($885,000) in prize money during the World Cup ski season.

Shiffrin’s 17 victories — the most ever in a season — gave her at least double the amount of the next highest earner on the women’s circuit. Petra Vlhova was second with 428,000 Swiss francs ($427,000).

Marcel Hirscher, who won a record-extending eighth straight overall World Cup title, topped the men’s list with 565,000 Swiss francs ($564,000).

Shiffrin won the women’s overall title for the third straight year.

World Cup organizers typically pay 45,000 Swiss francs ($44,950) for a win. Prize money is paid down to 30th place, which usually earns $500 ($499).

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