Alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin had a slight smile on her face, finishing 0.79 seconds behind the leader and eventual winner. Today we will discuss about Mikaela Shiffrin: Father accident| 2022 winter olympics.
Mikaela Shiffrin: Father accident| 2022 winter olympics
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Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup alpine skier. She is a three-time overall World Cup champion, a four-time world champion in slalom and a six-time winner of the World Cup discipline title in that event. At 18 years and 345 days, Shiffrin is the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history.
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom, Super-G, Downhill, Combined |
|---|---|
| Club | Burke Mountain Academy |
| Born | March 13, 1995[1] Vail, Colorado, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2] |
| World Cup debut | March 11, 2011 (age 15) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) |
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (2013–21) |
| Medals | 11 (6 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 12 – (2011–2022) |
| Wins | 73 – (47 SL, 14 GS, 4 SG, 2 DH, 1 AC, 3 CE, 2 PSL) |
| Podiums | 116 – (66 SL, 30 GS, 7 SG, 5 DH, 1 AC, 5 CE, 2 PSL) |
| Overall titles | 3 – (2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Discipline titles | 8 – (SL – 2013–15, 2017–19, SG – 2019, GS – 2019) |
Father accident
From the beginning of his career, Shiffrin’s father, Jeff Shiffrin, took on the role of photographer. In Sochi and Pyeongchang, Jeff Shifrin was there, camera in hand, as Mikaela won three Olympic medals.
Shiffrin, an anesthesiologist at Well Health and Anesthesia Partners of Colorado, captures her daughter in the film in a way that only a proud father could do.
“A lot of photographers get the same shots because they’re all standing in the same field. But they knew when to take a picture when everyone else put their camera down,” she said. “He will keep his.”
Mikaela was in the middle of a Sports Illustrated photoshoot when a sudden tragedy struck the family.
“I feel like I’m on top of the world. The photos look amazing. I feel like I’m on top of the world,” she said. “As was happening to me, my dad was being taken to the hospital.”
Jeff Shiffrin suffered a serious head injury in the accident at his family’s Colorado home. He passed away on February 2, 2020, at the age of 65.
2022 winter olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin has said she will leave the interview after the US alpine skier came under the spotlight for her second consecutive disqualification at the 2022 Olympics.
Fans especially took issue with NBC, which aired close coverage of the six-time world champion in tears on Wednesday after an unexpectedly early exit in the first half of the slalom race.
On Thursday, Shiffrin released a statement through a US Olympic spokesperson, which read: “Mikaela [nor her mother/coach Eileen] will not be doing any media for the foreseeable future. To honor her/their place right now. Thank you.”
Shiffrin reportedly took questions from reporters for 45 minutes after her elimination in the slalom – when she spiraled out of control and missed a gate just seconds into the incident.
NBC aired an interview with Shiffrin shortly after, which featured footage of her looking sad while sitting in the snow with her skis on.
