Mikaela Shiffrin settles for bronze in women s super-G at world championships
Not anymore.
The American skier has a different outlook now.
Shiffrin was all smiles after settling for bronze in the super-G at the world championships on Thursday able to quickly move on mentally from a mistake toward the end of an otherwise perfect run. A medal doesn t change your life, said Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion who won the super-G at the previous worlds two years ago. There s bigger things.
She should know. Because Shiffrin s life has been upended over the past year.
Her father, Jeff Shiffrin, died following an accident at the family s home in Edwards, Colorado, last February. Then the outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe cut short the World Cup season in mid-March just when Shiffrin was attempting a comeback.