[VIDEO] U.S. Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Returns to Scene of Downhill Crash at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared her visit to the crash site at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on her social media account. The American skier went to the resort in the Dolomites with retired ski racer Tina Maze. Slovenian Maze is one of the most successful ski racers in the world, who like Shiffrin competed across all alpine disciplines. She is […] Julia Schneemann | March 22, 2024 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Slalom at the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria This weekend sees the first four events of the FIS Alpine World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria. On Saturday, March 16, the first day of competitions, Mikaela Shiffrin claimed the victory in the women’s Slalom. Conditions were tough at the resort with rain softening the carefully prepped race course. Warm temperatures and soft snow created challenging conditions for all of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Will Only Race in 1 Discipline at World Cup Finals Post Injury U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared on her social media channels that she will only compete in one discipline at the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria, being her strongest: Slalom. Following her January injury, Shiffrin has explained that despite their best efforts, the injury has simply not allowed a safe return to Giant Slalom racing, let alone speed events […] Julia Schneemann | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
She is Back — Mikaela Shiffrin Returns to World Cup & Wins Slalom Race at Åre, Sweden After a 44-day hiatus due to injury, U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the World Cup circuit and took a smashing victory in the Slalom at Åre, Sweden. The American ski racer won the Slalom race by 1.24 seconds ahead of Croatia’s Zrinka Ljucic, and 1.34 seconds ahead of Michelle Gisin from Switzerland. Related: [VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin Injured after […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 10, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin’s Return to Ski Racing Uncertain as Ski Racer Shares Updates on her Training Progress Last week, American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared her intentions to return to the FIS Alpine World Cup for the technical races in Åre, Sweden, on March 9 and 10. Yesterday, however, the 28-year-old shared an update on her social media, where she admits that the comeback has been harder than she had anticipated. It is Shiffrin’s first knee injury […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Nominated for Sportswoman of the Year Award by Laureus World Sports Awards American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin is one of only six nominees as Sportswoman of the year by the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards. The Laureus World Sports Awards honors the world’s greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year. The Laureus World Sports Awards were first given out in 2000 and feature seven categories: Sportswoman, Sportsman, Team, Breakthrough, Comeback, Action, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin Updates on Her Return to Racing at the FIS Alpine World Cup Circuit Mikaela Shiffrin shared on her social media channels that the U.S. athlete is aiming to return to competitive ski racing for the tech races in Åre, Sweden, on March 9 and 10. The American ski racer got injured in Cortina d’Ampezzo in January and recuperation from her injury has been taking longer than the ski racer had anticipated. Related: Mikaela […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 24, 2024 0 Comments
When Will U.S. Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Race Again? The question on everyone’s mind who is following Alpine racing is: when will Mikaela Shiffrin race again? The American ski racer got injured in Cortina d’Ampezzo in January and has not been seen since. While she did not rupture any ligaments, Shiffrin overstretched one of the ligaments in her knee and has been unable to race since. It has been […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 22, 2024 0 Comments