Mikaela Shiffrin on the loss of her father after winning Olympic gold
“This was a moment I have dreamed about. I’ve also been very scared of this moment,” Mikaela Shiffrin said after winning gold in slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Her father, Jeff, died Feb. 2, 2020, after falling off the roof of the family’s home.
Fresh off her gold medal-winning performance in the women’s slalom at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t about to slow down.
The American skiing star has to make her way from the Dolomites to the Pyranees for the next stop on the World Cup circuit.
Shiffrin is far and away the overall leader in the 2025-26 World Cup standings, due in large part to her dominance in the slalom – with a healthy advantage in both over Camille Rast of Switzerland, the slalom silver medalist in Cortina.
When asked about her future plans after winning the gold, Shiffrin told Salt Lake City TV station KSL: “Get right on to my super-G skis, actually, next week – which feels like a year away – but try to get some super-G training so I can hopefully race the remainder (of the) World Cup of this season.”
When does Mikaela Shiffrin ski next?
The next event on the women’s World Cup skiing circuit is this wekeend, Feb. 27-March 1, in Soldeu, Andorra.
There are actually back-to-back super-G races on Saturday and Sunday – with the first one replacing the Jan. 11 event in Zauchensee, Austria, which was canceled because of high winds.
How to watch Mikaela Shiffrin’s next race
Mikaela Shiffrin will next compete in the women’s super-G in Soldeu, Andorra.