CNN —Mikaela Shiffrin has already enjoyed a record-breaking career, but the US ski star now stands just one win away from claiming her 100th World Cup race victory. “It’s not impossible, but so many things have to go right,” Shiffrin said after winning her 99th World Cup race in Austria last week. Shiffrin celebrates on the podium after winning the women's slalom race on November 23. Johann Groder/APA/EXPA/AFP/Getty ImagesMaking historyBecoming the first alpine skier to reach a century of World Cup wins would be the perfect way to end a year which started in difficult circumstances for Shiffrin. The American star is already the most successful alpine skier of all-time.

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Persons: Mikaela Shiffrin, “ It’s, ” Shiffrin, “, Shiffrin, Johann Groder, ”, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Kilde, Gabriele Facciotti, – Shiffrin, I’ll Organizations: CNN, NBC Sports, World, CNN Sport, Reuters Locations: Vermont, Austria, AFP, Italy, Norwegian, Switzerland