SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — From a physical standpoint, Mikaela Shiffrin is back to her winning form after a serious crash. From a mental standpoint, there remains work to be done.
In February, Shiffrin bowed out of the world championships Giant Slalom race, writing on social media, “I really didn’t anticipate experiencing so much of this kind of mental/PTSD struggle in GS from ...
While Shiffrin did pair with Breezy Johnson to win a gold in the new team combined event at these worlds, she also withdrew from defending her giant slalom title because of “PTSD-eque” fears related ...
It seems almost every time Mikaela Shiffrin steps out onto the slopes, she makes more skiing history. And on Sunday, the ...
The 29-year-old alpine skier has made a convincing case as the best ever. But her superpower may be her relentless honesty..
"Words of wisdom: if you french fry when you're supposed to pizza, you're gonna have a bad time!" Shiffrin wrote on Threads.
Shiffrin’s win in Sestriere was her second World Cup slalom race back after the crash in November. She developed PTSD after Killington, and had only returned to the giant slalom, the event where she ...
Shiffrin’s record-extending 100th career World Cup race ... her oblique muscles and a deep puncture wound — sidelined her for several weeks and left “PTSD-like” anxiety about racing giant slalom. In ...
Mikaela Shiffrin is 100 per cent the best in skiing's World Cup history book. Shiffrin's record-extending 100th career World Cup race win Sunday fulfilled a quest put on hold by a serious crash in ...
It is the first race after the worlds, where Shiffrin paired with downhill world champion Breezy Johnson to win the team combined and finished fifth in the slalom, but sat out the giant slalom because ...
US women shut out of medals in final race at world championships, but still have best showing in four decades.