Mikaela Shiffrin’s gold medal win in slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics meant a lot more to her than some hardware around her neck. Shiffrin lost her father, Jeff, in a tragic accident in 2020. In the ...

Redemption never felt so good. Mikaela Shiffrin won a battle with the best slalom skiers in the world — and herself. “It’s like,” Shiffrin said, before pausing, “… being born again.” In her third and ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin closed her eyes, gave a deep breath and took a big step back onto the top of an Olympic podium. The American skiing standout was a gold medalist at the ...

Mikaela Shiffrin's turbulent, 12-year Olympic journey came full circle Wednesday when she won the slalom by a massive 1.50 seconds to break her long medal drought at the Winter Games. Shiffrin put in ...

Team USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin ended her eight-year Olympic drought by winning her first medal in two Olympics – and it was a gold! Winning just 1.50 seconds ahead of the silver medalist, Shiffrin became ...

Shiffrin won gold in slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and explains how the win made her think of her dad Jeff, who died in 2020 Mikaela Shiffrin/Instagram Mikaela Shiffrin said winning gold at the ...