(CNN) -- U.S. ski star Mikaela Shiffrin underlined her status as the best slalom racer on the World Cup circuit in Finland Saturday then landed the prize of her childhood dreams -- a reindeer! Teenager Shiffrin was excited to relegate Maria Hoefl-Riesch and Tina Maze into the minor places, but absolutely thrilled to get an early Christmas present, whom she quickly named Rudolph. "Who wouldn't want to get a reindeer? I remember being five years old and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was my favorite song," she told the official World Cup skiing website. "I think we will be getting along. I hope that when he get's older and trained I can go for a ride on a sledge with him," added Shiffrin.
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Mikaela Shiffrin wins season opening slalom in World Cup
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Beats Maria Hoefl-Riesch and Tina Maze in Levi, Finland
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U.S. teenage star presented with a reindeer as a prize
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Names it Rudolph after her favorite song as a young child
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
She won't be taking the reindeer with her on her travels, but will meet @placeholder again when she returns to the Finnish ski resort of Levi for further races.
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She won't be taking the reindeer with her on her travels, but will meet Rudolph again when she returns to the @placeholder ski resort of Levi for further races.