Mikaela Shiffrin became the most successful ski racer in history.
Countless World Cup victories and three Olympic medals testify to this.
Mikaela Shiffrin
is considered the most successful
ski racer of
all time.
She is not only a
world cup record winner
, but also a multiple world champion and Olympic champion.
At the beginning of 2020, the exceptional athlete lost her
father
in an
accident
.
Mikaela Shiffrin was
born on March 13, 1995 in Vail, Colorado.
The American athlete is one of the most successful
ski racers of
all time.
Especially in
slalom
, she shows outstanding performance.
She is the
youngest Olympic champion
in this discipline and has been a
four-time world champion
, among other things
.
Shiffrin's athletic career began at Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont.
Her talent in
slalom
quickly became apparent
.
In 2008 she won the slalom,
giant slalom
and also the
combination
in the Whistler Cup junior competition
.
In 2010, thanks to her participation in the Trofeo Topolino, she became aware of her abroad.
This is the most important international children's ski race and the skier also won the slalom and the giant slalom here.
Mikaela Shiffrin continued to build on her success
Mikaela Shiffrin took part
in her first
Junior World Championship
in 2011 in Crans-Montana.
She received the bronze medal for her performance in the
slalom
.
In the same year it made its debut at the
World Cup
, where it also competed in slalom and giant slalom.
However, she did not succeed in qualifying for the second round.
Nevertheless, further successes were not long in coming.
Before the year ended, Shiffrin was named national slalom champion and best junior of the season by the Eastern Ski Writers Association.
In December 2012 the time had come and the
ski racer
won a World Cup for the first time.
In Åre, she won the slalom.
In the further course of her career, 66 further first placings followed, making her the
world cup record winner
.
The ski racer became world champion and set other records
The title of one of the youngest world champions brought
Mikaela Shiffrin
her gold medal at the 2013 World Cup in Schladming.
Also as the youngest runner to date, she won gold in
slalom
at the Olympic Games in Sochi
just one year later
.
The
ski racer's
list of records
is long.
First and foremost are her
67 World Cup victories
, which make her the record winner,
five world championship titles
and three Olympic medals.
Added to this are the following successes:
most World Cup victories in one season (17 victories 2018/2019)
most slalom wins in one season (eight wins 2018/2019)
World Cup victories in all disciplines
youngest Olympic champion
in slalom
four world championship titles in a row in slalom
1160 points in a slalom world cup
Victory in a Slalom World Cup with a lead of 3.07 seconds
Mikaela Shiffrin fought back after her father died
In 2020
Mikaela Shiffrin
suffered
a severe blow of fate.
The
ski racer
lost her
father
Jeff in an
accident
.
While doing handicrafts on his home in Edwards, he fell off the roof and sustained severe head injuries that later resulted in death.
At the time of the accident, the athlete herself was at the World Cup with her mother.
Both left immediately and Shiffrin dropped out of the season.
The Slovak Petra Vlhová interrupted
her winning streak in the
slalom
.
Ending her career was out of the question for the ski racer, because her father was also addicted to the sport.
According to her own statements, she feels close to him on the mountain.
In December 2020, she took part in a World Cup race for the first time after the loss and won it.
This
victory
is considered to be her most emotional, because no sooner had she reached the finish line than she burst into tears.
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- Mikaela Shiffrin (@MikaelaShiffrin) December 15, 2020
By Sophie Neumärker