Mikaela Shiffrin

**Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin** (born March 13, 1995) be American World Cup alpine skier wey get de most World Cup wins of any alpine skier for history insyd (men anaa women). Dem dey consider am one of de greatest alpine skiers of all time. She be two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, five-time Overall World Cup champion, four-time world champion insyd slalom, den eight-time winner of de World Cup discipline title insyd dat event. Shiffrin, for 18 years den 345 days, be de youngest slalom gold medalist insyd Olympic history.

Shiffrin win ein seventh career Alpine world championships gold medal for February 16, 2023, dey take ein overall tally to 14 medals from 16 career world championship races, den dey make Shiffrin de most successful skier insyd de modern era. Na dem name am one of de 100 most influential people insyd de world by *Time* magazine for 2023 insyd.

## Background den early years
Dem born am insyd Vail, Colorado, Shiffrin be de second kiddie of Eileen (née Condron) den Jeff Shiffrin, both originally from de Northeastern United States den former ski racers, ein mummie cam turn nationally prominent masters racer. Na ein paternal grand poppie be Jewish. Shiffrin ein poppie Jeff grow up insyd New Jersey wey na he be avid skier for weekends insyd Vermont plus ein family. As undergraduate, he race give Dartmouth College insyd New Hampshire. Ein mummie Eileen race insyd high school for northwestern Massachusetts insyd de Berkshires, den ein bro Taylor (born 1992) race give de University of Denver.

Wen Mikaela be eight insyd 2003, de family move go rural New Hampshire near Lyme, wer ein poppie, anesthesiologist, work for Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center. After five years, he take fresh job insyd Denver; na Shiffrin ein older bro Taylor dey high school for Burke Mountain Academy, ski academy insyd northeastern Vermont, wey dem stay insyd de east. Shiffrin sanso attend middle school for Burke buh she go plus ein parents to Colorado before dem return to Burke.

From young age, na Mikaela get strong results insyd major competitions. Insy March 2010, for age 14, she win both de slalom den GS for de Topolino Games insyd Italy, against skiers from 40 nations. De winter wey dey follow, now dey meet de FIS minimum age requirement of 15 years, she win Nor-Am Cup super combined race insyd December 2010 for Panorama, British Columbia, de eighth FIS-level race per insyd wich na she compete. Shiffrin follow am up plus three podiums insyd ein next three Nor-Am races: runner-up insyd super-G, third insyd GS, den victory insyd slalom. Weeks later, she win pair of Nor-Am slalom races dem hold for Sunday River, Maine. Month later, Shiffrin take de slalom bronze medal for de FIS Junior World Ski Championships dem hold for Crans-Montana, Switzerland (after na she dey down plus stomach virus de day before). Insyd January 2015, Shiffrin name Croatian former ski racer Janica Kostelić den American Bode Miller as ein idols while she dey grow up. 

## Ein life matter
Since 2021, she dey insyd relationship plus de Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. For April 4, 2024 de couple announce dema engagement.

## Ski racing career
Shiffrin make ein World Cup debut for March 11, 2011, insyd giant slalom for Špindlerův Mlýn insyd de Czech Republic. Insyd early April, just few weeks after ein 16th birthday, she win de slalom title for de US National Championships for Winter Park, Colorado, wey she cam turn de youngest American ski racer make she claim national alpine crown.

### 2012 season

During de 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Shiffrin, age 16, take ein first World Cup podium for December 29, 2011, for slalom insyd Lienz, Austria. She start 40th, lost ein left shin guard halfway down, buh she fini insyd 12th place insyd de first run. Shiffrin then post de fastest time insyd de second run make she secure third place.

### 2013 season
Shiffrin win ein first World Cup race insyd December 2012 for age 17, insyd night slalom for Åre, Sweden insyd. She cam turn de second-youngest American make she win alpine World Cup event, behind Judy Nagel (17 yr, 5 mo.). Shiffrin ein second win cam two weeks later for night slalom for Zagreb, Croatia, den ein third win 11 days later for anoda night slalom insyd Flachau, Austria. After winning de slalom for de World Cup finals insyd Lenzerheide, she secure de 2013 season title insyd de slalom discipline. Though she spend most of ein last two years of high school insyd Europe for de World Cup circuit, she graduate on time from Burke Mountain Academy insyd June.

### 2014 season
Shiffrin gbele de 2014 season insyd October 2013 for Sölden, Austria insyd, plus career-best sixth insyd giant slalom, within half-second of de podium. She win de next event, slalom for Levi, Finland, wey dey improve for ein podium fini de previous year give ein fifth World Cup victory. For Beaver Creek, na she be runner-up insyd de giant slalom, ein first World Cup podium for dat discipline insyd. For January 5, Shiffrin secure first place insyd two-run slalom race for Bormio, Italy insyd (de race take place der instead of insyd Zagreb, as dem schedule, secof bad snow/weather conditions). She sanso win de world cup slalom races insyd Flachau, Åre, den Lenzerheide make she secure second consecutive World Cup slalom title. For February 21, she win slalom for de Sochi Olympics, wey she cam turn de youngest winner of dat Olympic event. Shiffrin end de season as de reigning Olympic, World Cup, den world champion insyd slalom. Dat year, na dem name am one of ESPNW ein Impact 25.

### 2015 season
Shiffrin gbele de 2015 season insyd October 2014 for Sölden insyd ein first World Cup win insyd giant slalom. Na she get sam trouble plus slalom at first wey she end up outsyd de podium insyd de first three World Cup slalom races, buh she emerge victorious insyd de races for Kühtai, Zagreb, Maribor, Åre den Méribel. She sanso end up winning de slalom world cup title. Shiffrin sanso win de World Championship insyd slalom dem hold insyd Beaver Creek next to ein home city of Vail, Colorado, U.S.

### 2016 season

### 2017 season

### 2018 season

### 2019 season

### 2020 season

### 2021 season

### 2022 season

### 2023 season

### 2024 season

## Statistics
By winning ein second Olympic gold medal insyd de 2018 giant slalom, Shiffrin tie Ted Ligety den Andrea Mead Lawrence for de most Olympic gold medals ever won by American Olympian insyd alpine skiing. She be one of 5 Americans per make dem ever win de World Cup overall title. Insyd World Championships, she be de most decorated American alpine skier for history insyd, she win de most medals (14) overall, record seven of dem be gold. She sanso be de first den athlete per—male anaa female—plus wins insyd all six FIS Alpine Ski World Cup disciplines. She win World Cup races insyd ladies' slalom, parallel slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, den alpine combined. She be de youngest skier—male anaa female—make she win 50 World Cup races, she do so for de age of 23 years den 9 months.

As of March 17, 2024, she win 97 World Cup races, she overtake Ingemar Stenmark for de most World Cup wins by any alpine skier, wey dey include 59 slalom races, de most won by any alpine skier insyd any discipline, den 22 giant slalom races, de most by any female alpine skier. Regardless of gender, Shiffrin be de athlete per wey she win 15 races insyd de same calendar year, she win de last slalom of de 2018 season insyd Semmering wey she surpass Marcel Hirscher. Insyd de 2019 season, she cam turn de first athlete, female anaa male, make she win 17 World Cup races during season, wey she break de record of 14 wins wey na Vreni Schneider hold for 30 years. By winning de gold medal insyd de slalom for de 2019 World Championships, she cam turn de first alpine skier make she win de world championship insyd de same discipline for four consecutive championships. For de World Ski Championships 2021 insyd Cortina, she cam turn de first skier - male anaa female - make she win gold medals for five straight Worlds. Plus ein gold insyd giant slalom for de World Ski Championships 2023 insyd Courchevel/Meribel, she now extend dat record to six straight Worlds.

## World Cup results

### Season titles

*16 titles – (5 Overall, 8 Slalom, 2 Giant slalom, 1 Super-G)

### Season standings

: Standings thru March 17, 2024

### Race victories

: Updated thru March 16, 2024

### Victories (97)

**<sup>1</sup>** Dey include both parallel slalom den parallel giant slalom.

## World Championship results
Shiffrin compete insyd ein first World Championships insyd 2013 for Schladming, Austria, wey she fini sixth insyd de giant slalom for Planai. Two days later, insyd de slalom, she win de world title at age 17.

## Olympic results
Dem favor am make she win de slalom for de 2014 Winter Olympics insyd Sochi, Russia, Shiffrin lead after de first run wey she nearly fall insyd de second, buh she hold on for victory for Rosa Khutor. Three weeks shy of ein 19th birthday, she cam turn de youngest slalom champion insyd Olympic history. Three days earlier, she fini fifth insyd de giant slalom, dem hold insyd de rain.

She compete insyd de 2018 Winter Olympics insyd Pyeongchang, wer na she win de gold medal insyd de giant slalom den silver medal for de Combined insyd. She place 4th insyd de slalom despite dem favor am make she win de gold medal insyd de event.

## Media appearances den documentaries
Days after ein first World Cup finals insyd 2013, na David Letterman for de *Late Show* top interview Shiffrin for March 19.

## References


## External links
Wikimedia Commons get media wey dey relate to ******.

* Mikaela Shiffrin at FIS (alpine)
* Mikaela Shiffrin at Olympics.com
* Mikaela Shiffrin at Olympedia
* Mikaela Shiffrin at de U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
* Mikaela Shiffrin at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database 
* Mikaela Shiffrin Biography, info also
* "Bill Green visits with Olympic hopeful Mikaela Shiffrin", *WCSH6.com*, June 9, 2013.