Mikaela Shiffrin
Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American skier. Her first time at the Winter Olympic Games was during the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, Russia.[1] Before these Olympics, Mikaela had competed in other national and international competitions.
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1995
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Burke Mountain Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Mikaela Shiffrin was born on March 13, 1995 in Vail, Colorado.[2] Her father, Jeff, skied at Dartmouth College.[3] Her mother, Eileen, came from a Massachusetts family who loved skiing.[3] She has an older brother named Taylor who is also a skier at the University of Denver.[3] When Mikaela was eight her family moved to New Hampshire. Her father got a job at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Career
Shiffrin competed in her first international competition at age fifteen.[4] Later that year she joined another international competition and got a gold medal in slalom.[4] By the end of the season she had won four World Cup competitions as well as a slalom title. This made her the youngest person to win a World Cup title.[4] Mikaela Shiffrin was also the youngest ever to win an Olympic gold medal in the slalom.[5] She won one of the five gold medals won by the American Alpine team.[5] In addition to her gold medal, Shiffrin has one gold medal from the world championships and one bronze medal from the Junior World Ski Championships. She has had eight total wins at the World Championships.[4]
Personal life
In 2021, Shiffrin started dating Norwegian ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.[6] On April 4, 2024, Kilde and Shiffrin said they were engaged.[7]
Mikaela Shiffrin Media
Mikaela Shiffrin in Andalo in 2012
Shiffrin with her slalom gold medal from the 2014 Winter Olympics
Giant slalom, Pyeongchang 2018: Ragnhild Mowinckel (silver), Shiffrin (gold) and Federica Brignone (bronze)
Shiffrin at the podium ceremony in Stockholm 2019 after winning her 14th race of the season, equalling Vreni Schneider's record. She advanced the record to 17 by the end of the season.
Shiffrin, as the 2023 overall World Cup champion, with her crystal globe
Mikaela Shiffrin in Åre 2018
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References
- ↑ John Meyer (March 17, 2013). "Eagle-Vail teen sensation Mikaela Shiffrin rules in World Cup slalom". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Mikaela Shiffrin Biography". Bio/A&E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brian Lewis (February 4, 2014). "Teen poised to become next Lindsey Vonn". New York Post. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Alpine Skiing World Cup; Mikaela Shiffrin". International Ski Federation (FIS). Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Associated Press (February 21, 2014). "Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in slalom". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Mikaela Shiffrin on boyfriend Kilde: 'We share each other's successes' | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Shiffrin engaged to fellow skier Aamodt Kilde". ESPN.com. April 5, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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