Mikaela SHIFFRIN
United States of AmericaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Women's Downhill | 18 | |
| Women's Super-G | 9 | ||
| Women's Giant Slalom | DNF | ||
| Women's Slalom | DNF | ||
| Women's Alpine Combined | DNF | ||
| Mixed Team Parallel | 4 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed |
Women's Downhill 2nd Training
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Cancelled |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 1 | Women's Giant Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:02:20.020 |
| 1 | Slalom | 2014 | Sochi, RUS | 00:01:44.540 |
| 2 | Women's Alpine Combined | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:02:21.870 |
| 4 | Women's Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:01:39.030 |
| 5 | Giant Slalom | 2014 | Sochi, RUS | 00:02:37.370 |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 1 | Alpine combined Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 2:07.22 |
| 1 | Super G Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 1:04.89 |
| 1 | Slalom Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 1:57.05 |
| 1 | Slalom Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 1:37.27 |
| 1 | Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 1:38.48 |
| 1 | Slalom Ladies | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 1:39.85 |
| 2 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 2:30.68 |
| 2 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:05.89 |
| 3 | Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 1:41.48 |
| 3 | Super G Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 1:25.98 |
| 3 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:02.35 |
| 6 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 2:10.36 |
| 8 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 2:21.63 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Downhill | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Alpine Combined |
| 2021/2022 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2020/2021 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017/2018 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | |
| 2016/2017 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 |
| 2015/2016 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 23 | |
| 2014/2015 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2013/2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 2012/2013 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |||
| 2011/2012 | 43 | 17 | 49 | |||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Downhill | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Alpine combined | City Event | Parallel Giant Slalom | Parallel Slalom |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 26th | 2 x 1st | 2 x 1st | 2 x 3rd | ||||
| 2020/2021 | 2 x 1st | 1 x 1st | ||||||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 1st | 3 x 1st | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st | 1 x 9th | |||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 4th | 8 x 1st | 4 x 1st | 3 x 1st | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st | ||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 1st | 7 x 1st | 2 x 1st | 1 x 5th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st | ||
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 13th | 6 x 1st | 3 x 1st | 1 x 4th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st | ||
| 2015/2016 | 5 x 1st | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 15th | 1 x 8th | ||||
| 2014/2015 | 5 x 1st | 1 x 1st | ||||||
| 2013/2014 | 5 x 1st | 1 x 2nd | ||||||
| 2012/2013 | 4 x 1st | 1 x 8th | 1 x 3rd | |||||
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 26th | ||||||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 1 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Schladming, AUT | 1:32.66 |
| 1 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Soelden, AUT | 2:07.22 |
| 1 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | 2:15.35 |
| 1 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | 1:38.33 |
| 2 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | 2:13.38 |
| 2 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Zagreb, CRO | 1:57.49 |
| 2 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Levi, FIN | 1:45.69 |
| 2 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Levi, FIN | 1:46.50 |
| 3 | Super G | 2021/2022 | St. Moritz, SUI | 58.24 |
| 3 | Super G | 2021/2022 | St. Moritz, SUI | 1:21.00 |
Miki
Tennis, football, music, play piano (one of the first things she likes to do after returning home from travelling - Ludovico Einaudi is her favourite pianist), play guitar, singing.
Writes her own lyrics, including a song inspired by the factory workers at Barilla (her sponsor) in Italy and dedicated to frontline workers. (denverpost.com, 12 May 2020, teamusa.org)
Athlete
Father, Jeff Shiffrin (passed away in 2020). Mother, Eileen (nurse). Brother, Taylor.
English
Burke Mountain Academy/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
National: Coley Oliver (USA), Mike Day (USA)
Mother Eileen Shiffrin (Alpine skiing): Competed at FIS Masters races (Vail, Colorado) in 1999 and 2003, winning seven medals.
2010 FIS event in Copper Mountain (Giant slalom - 18th)
2011 World Cup in Spindleruv Mlyn (Giant slalom - DSQ)
December 2021: Tested positive for COVID-19 six weeks before the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Missed the World Cup giant slalom and slalom races in Lienz, which affected her chances of regaining the overall World Cup title. She had finished first and second in the last two races she competed in prior to going into quarantine (two giant slaloms in Courchevel).
October 2020: Back injury kept her out of the World Cup season opener in Soelden, where she had made the podium in five of the last six years, including sharing a victory in 2014. (olympics.nbcsports.com, 9 Oct 2020)
December 2015: Injured knee after falling during the giant slalom warm-up in Are, Sweden. Missed two months of racing. Returned in February 2016, winning her 18th title (Crans-Montana) and all five slaloms she started.
2011
Her parents met on the ski slopes and taught her and her brother Taylor to ski as soon as they could stand. Started on a pair of plastic skis in her driveway at age two. (newyorker.com, 27 Nov 2017, si.com, 25 Nov 2020)
After moving to New Hampshire in 2003, her first coach was Rick Colt (Storrs Hill Ski Area) and Kirk Dwyer (Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont).
“When I was little, my goal was to be the best in the world. Not just to win an Olympic medal, because winning an Olympic medal doesn’t mean you are the best in the world. It just means you were the best on that day.” (Today Show, At Home with Natalie, 25 Jul 2019)
Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club coach Eric Colon: “One of the big takeaways I had from getting to experience working with her up close was just how professional she is and how hard she works. She’s got an incredible work ethic and it’s highly disciplined and highly focused. Every single run counts. She doesn’t ever take a run off. She is always working on specific targets. She never wastes a meter of vertical space.” (aspentimes.com, 27 Aug 2020)
Alpine skier Marlies Schild (AUT), four-time Olympic medallist (three silver, one bronze). “Marlies for me is always going to be the best. I wouldn’t be where I am without being able to watch her. If I can inspire any young athlete as much as she inspired me, then I did my job in this sport." (usskiandsnowboard.org, 29 Dec 2018)
Tries to stay away from superstitions, but gets fired up to race by listening to Eminem’s 'Guts Over Fear' featuring Sia. (denverpost.com, 12 May 2020)
“The season titles, the Globes are, in a way, as important to me as any of these (Olympic, World Championship) medals, because it signifies consistency throughout a season, performance throughout a season and throughout your career.” (Today Show, At Home with Natalie, 25 Jul 2019)
International Association of Ski Journalists Skier of the Year (2017, 2019).
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- Did Not Finish
