US EditionMikaela Shiffrin Tearfully Details "Spiritual" Reaction to Olympics 2026 Gold Medal Win After Dad's Death
Mikaela Shiffrin ended an eight-year Olympic medal drought with her third gold in slalom while processing her late father's death, a journey she described as deeply transformative.
- On Feb. 18 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Mikaela Shiffrin, U.S. alpine skier, won the women's slalom, earning her third Olympic gold and ending an eight-year medal drought.
- After her father's death on Feb. 2, 2020, Shiffrin prepared mentally by posting a multi-paragraph Instagram message written three days earlier and working closely with her psychologist and team.
- After crossing the finish line, Shiffrin fell to her knees crying, won by 1.50 seconds—the largest margin since 1998—and took a podium selfie with a Samsung Galaxy Olympic Edition phone.
- At her post-race press conference, Shiffrin said, `Everything in life that you do after you lose someone you love is like a new experience` and Wednesday, `There will always be criticism` as she accepted her father’s death.
- After years of pressure and setbacks, Shiffrin’s gold validated her resilience, with 108 World Cup wins and 71 slalom victories underscoring her Alpine legacy.
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Mikaela Shiffrin remembers her late father after winning Olympic slalom gold
Mikaela Shiffrin’s eight-year Olympic medal drought is over. The American skiing standout has put in two dominant runs in gorgeous conditions amid the jagged peaks of the Dolomites to show why she is regarded by many as the greatest Alpine…
After the drama around Lindsey Vonn, the focus is on the US colleague Mikaela Shiffrin at the end of the alpine ski races in Italy. Her triumph is remarkable in several respects.
After the drama around Lindsey Vonn, at the end of the alpine ski races at the Olympic Games, their US colleague Mikaela Shiffrin will once again be in the focus. Her triumph is remarkable in several respects.
Mikaela Shiffrin is considered the best skier in the world. But in order to triumph again at Olympia, she had to process her father's death and overcome a post-traumatic stress disorder.
US star Mikaela Shiffrin becomes 3-time Olympic champion with emotional slalom win - Boston News, Weather, Sports
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin stood atop the Olympic podium, looking almost in disbelief at the gold medal around her neck. The American skiing star hadn’t simply won a slalom race to end her eight-year medal drought at the Winter Games and underline her status as surely the greatest Alpine skier of all time. She’d also won a battle with herself. “It’s like,” Shiffrin said, before pausing, “… being born again.” Racing in what …
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