Mikaela Shiffrin ties World Cup record in return from knee injury

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Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the slopes competitively for the first time on Sunday since sustaining a left knee injury on Jan. 26 and returned to the top of the podium in Are, Sweden.

Shiffrin dominated in the slalom, winning by 1.24 seconds over Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic and 1.34 seconds over Michelle Gisin of Switzerland to win her 96th World Cup event. In the process, she clin