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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 6. Mikaela Shiffrin (United States, skiing) Alpine skiing legend Shiffrin concluded her FIS World Cup 2022-23 season with 88 titles in total, breaking the all-time world record of 86 wins set by Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark. She also set another new world record for the most women's World Cup giant slalom wins with 21, and became the first female skier to finish with 138 World Cup podiums in FIS history. This file photo taken on Jan. 4, 2023 shows Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competing during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-SKI WORLD CUP

(230105) -- ZAGREB, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competes during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 4, 2023. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-SKI WORLD CUP

(230105) -- ZAGREB, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin (C) of the United States, silver medalist Petra Vlhova (L) of Slovakia, and the third place Anna Swenn Larsson (Right) of Sweden pose during the awarding ceremony of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 4, 2023. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-SKI WORLD CUP

(230105) -- ZAGREB, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Petra Vlhova of Slovakia competes during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 4, 2023. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-SKI WORLD CUP

(230105) -- ZAGREB, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competes during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 4, 2023. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-SKI WORLD CUP

(230105) -- ZAGREB, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Petra Vlhova of Slovakia competes during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 4, 2023. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-MEDVEDNICA NATURE PARK-SNOW

(220409) -- ZAGREB, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 9, 2022 shows snow-covered trees in Sljeme, Medvednica Nature Park near Zagreb, Croatia. (Slaven Branislav Babic/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-MEDVEDNICA NATURE PARK-SNOW

(220409) -- ZAGREB, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 9, 2022 shows the snow scenery in Sljeme, Medvednica Nature Park near Zagreb, Croatia. (Slaven Branislav Babic/PIXSELL via Xinhua)