When could Mikaela Shiffrin break career wins record?
Shiffrin is one short of tying the record.
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Two days after USA Water Polo’s loss to Hungary — their first loss in 13 years — captain Maggie Steffens stepped up and made her mark on Olympic history.
Steffens, a two-time gold medalist playing in her third Olympics, scored four goals in the Americans’ dominant 18-5 win over the Russian Olympic Committee on Friday.
With her 48th career goal, she became the sport’s all-time leading scorer in the Olympics, surpassing Italy’s Tania Di Mario. Steffens did it all with a broken nose, which she sustained during Wednesday’s loss.
Steffens and Team USA stand atop the women’s tournament Group B after going 3-1 through the preliminary round. They’ll next play in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, with a chance to compete for their third straight Olympic gold medal in Tokyo.
🚨HISTORY MADE!🚨
— USA Water Polo (@USAWP) July 30, 2021
With her third goal of the match against ROC, @maggiesteffens is now the all-time leading scorer in Olympic women's water polo history! She has 48 career goals and counting. Congratulations Maggie!#waterpolo #Olympics @TeamUSA @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/AMcOus2mZD
Shiffrin is one short of tying the record.
And another record could await the star American skier.
Shiffrin came up short again this weekend.
The gymnast has competed in the last two Summer Games.