There have been four occasions when the record was tied and three when it was improved upon twice in the same competition. The current women's world record is held by Galina Chistyakova of the former Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) in Leningrad on 11 June 1988, a mark that has now stood for over 35 years.

Mikaela Shiffrin continues to break records on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup circuit, and - after she broke the overall wins record of Ingemar Stenmark  we take a look at her dominating career in numbers. 17 global medals.