Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn extend heartfelt wishes as New York Liberty lift the WNBA title

Mikaela Shiffrin congratulated the New York City Liberty squad for lifting the 2024 WNBA title, the first in the Brooklyn-based football team's franchise history, by defeating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62. Lindsey Vonn also lauded the women for their monumental victory.

Shiffrin, who stands with the most alpine skiing World Cup wins in history, capped off her 2023/24 season with a third place in the all-around standings. She also extended her World Cup Slalom win tally to 60 and overall to 97, surpassing the legendary Lindsey Vonn and Ingemar Stenmark.

After making success, the alpine skier engaged in several off-slope activities attended different sporting events, the New York Fashion Week, the US Open finals, Taylor Swift's Eras tour, and also vacationed in Mexico with her fiance, Aleksander Kilde.

On October 20, 2024, the 28-year-old shifted her focus to WBNA, congratulating the New York Liberty football team for lifting the champions trophy at the 2024 edition. The women's squad defeated the Minnesota Lynx 67-62.

Taking to her X handle, Shiffrin wrote:

"CONGRATS @breannastewart, Sabrina, @nyliberty - what an amazing finish to a hard-fought series!" she captioned.

New York emerged from a slow start in the second half of the match and claimed the franchise's first championship win. Jonquel Jones, the Bahamanian power forward of the Liberty team, finished as the Finals MVP with a team-high 17 points.

Chiming in with Shiffrin, the former alpine skier, Lindsey Vonn, took to her Instagram story to extend support to the New York Liberty squad.

"Congrats ladies!!!!" her caption read.

Lindsey Vonn congratulates the New York Liberty team on its WNBA Finals win; Instagram - @lindseyvonn

The 40-year-old also posted a picture with Sabrina Elaine Ionescu, one of the greatest players in the collegiate history, and congratulated her, writing:

"congrats you badass!!!"

Lindsey Vonn shares frame with Sabrina Ionescu; Instagram - @lindseyvonn

The monumental win came after six Finals appearances since the franchise's inception in 1977.

Mikaela Shiffrin will not compete in any downhill race at the 2024/25 Alpine Skiing World Cup season

Mikaela Shiffrin after competing in the slalom Flachau at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Slalom - Source: Getty

The two-time Olympic gold medalist faced a harrowing downhill setback, crashing into the safety net in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Though she returned to the slope after recovering from the injury, Mikaela Shiffrin expressed her wish to sit out of the downhill events in the forthcoming season.

"Obviously, I had that crash, and that spurred us to just kind of consider what’s the most effective way for me to train and prepare for these races. Ideally, I want to be racing more speed. I don’t want to believe it (last January) would be my last downhill race, because I love it so much, but it’s not my priority," she said at the Atomic Media Day event.

Mikaela Shiffrin also shared that winning the 100th World Cup will not be her primary goal. Her 2024/25 Alpine Skiing World Cup season will begin with the Giant Slalom in Soelden, Austria on October 26, 2024.