Latest Mikaela Shiffrin News
Injured downhill star Kilde calls for better World Cup race-day schedules to protect athletes
GENEVA (AP) — Skiers must be consulted about better World Cup race-day schedules to help protect them from injuries, downhill star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde said Thursday. The former overall World Cup champion and two-time Olympic medalist spoke out in his first call with...
Top skiers are crashing at an alarming rate on the World Cup circuit
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Petra Vlhova, Alexis Pinturault, Corinne Suter. All five former overall World Cup ski champions or Olympic gold medalists have been involved in severe crashes during races over the past 15 days. ...
Mowinckel wins wind-affected Cortina downhill ahead of US skier Wiles and Goggia
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Norwegian skier Ragnhild Mowinckel kept her focus to win a wind-affected World Cup downhill after a series of crashes and delays marked a race that also had some dramatic results for the U.S. Ski Team. Racing on the course that will be used for the...
American skier Bella Wright sustains minor injury in downhill crash
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Bella Wright sustained just a minor injury after crashing in a World Cup downhill race on Saturday. Wright had been airlifted off the course but later returned to the finish area with bandages on her chin. “Just a...
Shiffrin sore but relieved after avoiding more serious injury in downhill crash
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — After one of the scariest crashes of her career, Mikaela Shiffrin is relieved it wasn't worse. The American skier with a record 95 World Cup wins is “pretty sore,” her coach said, but doesn't appear to have any ligament damage in her left knee....
Shiffrin already in love with 2026 Olympic skiing venue in Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Two years after a disappointing Winter Olympics in Beijing, Mikaela Shiffrin couldn’t be happier about where she’ll be competing in two years at the Milan-Cortina Games. Women’s skiing in 2026 is slated for Cortina, and the resort known as the...
