Shiffrin concluded the 2024-25 season where she began — atop a World Cup slalom podium — but the months in between were filled with physical and mental recovery after a late-November injury left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen and cost her two months of competition and, ultimately, a shot at the season title.

These days, the American ski racing standout has been thinking a lot about her father, Jeff Shiffrin. He died five years ago in a home accident. Her father helped nurture her love of skiing. He offered tips and suggestions, usually taking in her races off to the side and with a camera dangling from a strap around his neck.

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — It would be understandable if Mikaela Shiffrin had let ... be immense. Shiffrin already has three Olympic medals, two of them gold. She is the all-time leader in World ...

The current greatest to ever strap on a pair of skis, Mikaela Shiffrin, ended an injured-disrupted season Thursday with her 101st World Cup victory. Shiffrin raced through the finish line at the World Cup Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho, winning the slalom title.

Shiffrin passed up Germany's Lena Duerr to grab the top spot on the podium and cement her status as the most exciting ski racer in American history since Lindsey Vonn.

Mikaela Shiffrin’s flashbacks to her November crash in a giant slalom race are happening less and less when she’s training.

Mikaela Shiffrin’s flashbacks to her November crash in the giant slalom are happening less and less when she’s training

This one has been quite a roller coaster,” Shiffrin said of her season. “There’s been some really thrilling moments and some moments where I questioned if I should even be in the sport.” Shiffrin smoothly navigated a bumpy and rut-filled course to easily win the women's slalom Thursday at the World Cup finals.