| Net Worth: | $4 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | March 13, 1995 (29 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Skier |
| Nationality: | — |
American skier who became the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history at the age of 18. She won her second Olympic gold medal at the 2018 Winter Games in the giant slalom event.
She competed in her first International Ski Federation event at age 15.
She won her first gold at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming.
Career
Mikaela Shiffrin started her professional career after she gained success with the slalom victory, which took place at Trofeo Topolino in 2010, which made her the first-ever American woman to win a junior event in Italy. In 2011, she bagged a bronze medal at the Junior World Championship, which kicks started her international career with the World Cup debut in the same year. She won her first World Cup medal in 2012 and later on 2013 as well.
Personal Life
She has an older brother named Taylor, who also skis.
She tied Ted Ligety and Andrea Lawrence for the most Olympic gold medals won by an American Olympian in alpine skiing.
Quotes
“When I’m in the starting gate, it’s just me and the hill.”
— Mikaela Shiffrin
“One thing I’ve learned from winning an Olympic medal is that it’s really exhausting.”
— Mikaela Shiffrin
“Sometimes I feel surrounded by this dark cloud, and it feels like I can’t breathe. It’s nervousness and I don’t know what else.”
— Mikaela Shiffrin
“After many of my victories, I hear people asking me these questions: ‘What else is there to win?’ And I want to shout, ‘What do you mean, what else? There’s so much else!’”
— Mikaela Shiffrin
“I just have tried to adapt to the constant changes that happen all the time in my schedule and try and find any sort of mini-predictability and balance within my very unpredictable life.”
— Mikaela Shiffrin