Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American World Cup alpine skier who has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history (men or women) and is considered one of the greatest alpine skiers of all time. She is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist. She is a five-time Overall World Cup champion, a four-time world champion in slalom and a seven-time winner of the World Cup discipline title in that event. Shiffrin is the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history, at 18 years and 345 days.

Mikaela Shiffrin
Shiffrin in October 2016
Personal information
Born (1995-03-13) March 13, 1995
Vail, Colorado, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, combined
ClubBurke Mountain Academy
World Cup debutMarch 11, 2011 (age 15)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (201323)
Medals14 (7 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 – (20112024)
Wins95 – (58 SL, 22 GS, 5 SG,
4 DH, 1 AC, 3 CE, 2 PSL)
Podiums150 – (82 SL, 43 GS, 10 SG,
7 DH, 1 AC, 5 CE, 2 PSL)
Overall titles5 – (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Discipline titles10 – (SL201315, 201719, 2023, SG2019, GS2019, 2023)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the  United States
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 58 15 9
Giant slalom 22 7 13
Downhill 4 1 2
Super-G 5 2 3
Combined 1 0 0
Parallel 5 1 1
Total 95 26 28
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 7 4 3
Total 9 5 3
Olympic Games
2014 SochiSlalom
2018 PyeongchangGiant slalom
2018 PyeongchangCombined
World Championships
2013 SchladmingSlalom
2015 Beaver CreekSlalom
2017 St. MoritzSlalom
2019 ÅreSlalom
2019 ÅreSuper-G
2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoCombined
2023 MéribelGiant slalom
2017 St. MoritzGiant slalom
2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoGiant slalom
2023 MéribelSlalom
2023 MéribelSuper-G
2019 ÅreGiant slalom
2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoSuper-G
2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoSlalom
Junior World Championships
2011 Crans-MontanaSlalom

Shiffrin won her seventh career Alpine world championships gold medal on February 16, 2023, taking her overall tally to 14 medals from 16 career world championship races, and making Shiffrin the most successful skier in the modern era. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.

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