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U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin increases overall World Cup title lead with downhill win

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin increased her lead over Petra Vlhová in a close race for the overall title by winning the downhill on Wednesday at the World Cup Finals. Shiffrin had barely raced downhill this season — two World Cup events in December and then last...

Mikaela Shiffrin solidifies World Cup lead with second-place super-G finish; Romane Miradoli takes surprising win

by admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

After a stressful and surprisingly tough Beijing Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is happy just to enjoy her skiing again. That approach paid off Saturday as Shiffrin took a clear lead in the World Cup overall standings by placing second in a tricky super-G won by the...

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s run at Olympic Games comes to an anticlimactic end without a medal

by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin’s 2022 Olympic Games came to an anticlimactic end on Sunday in the bronze-medal race of the wind-delayed mixed team parallel skiing event. Shiffrin had been hoping to salvage her unexpected time in Beijing with one final shot at a medal as part...

Simone Biles Has 2 Blunt Words To Describe Mikaela Shiffrin’s Haters

by admin | Feb 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW

U.S. Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles jumped to the defense of American skier Mikaela Shiffrin on Thursday after Shiffrin shared on Instagram some of the abusive comments she’s received following her disappointing performances at the Beijing Games, where she...

Mikaela Shiffrin’s performance at these Winter Olympics defies explanation. And that’s OK. | Opinion

by admin | Feb 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW

It was a really bad time for Mikaela Shiffrin to have a really bad time. That’s all her oh-fer-the Beijing Olympics is. It’s not a summation of her career, a sign she’s lost her edge, a personal indictment or any of the other nonsense that will no...

Mikaela Shiffrin opts in to team event, will become second woman to ski six Olympic events

by admin | Feb 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin arrived at the 2022 Winter Olympics with the goal of competing in all five individual Alpine skiing disciplines, something she had never done before at the Winter Games. She’ll end up going one step further before the Olympic flame is extinguished....

Mikaela Shiffrin Makes Bold Move After Controversial NBC Interview At Olympics

by admin | Feb 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Struggling U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin is cutting out interviews at the Beijing Winter Olympics. After disqualifications in the giant slalom and slalom generated controversial TV coverage that included a raw interview with NBC, the two-time gold medalist issued a...

Biles and Vonn rally around Shiffrin after latest Winter Olympics DQ

by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Simone Biles and Lindsey Vonn are among the US sports stars who have thrown their support behind Mikaela Shiffrin as the American Alpine skiing star’s nightmarish start to the Winter Games continues. Shiffrin, one of the most decorated skiers in history, whose bid for...

Viewers Rip NBC’s Coverage Of Mikaela Shiffrin, Liken It To Simone Biles

by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW

NBC’s reporting on Mikaela Shiffrin’s second straight skiing disqualification at the Beijing Winter Olympics has some fans comparing the coverage to Simone Biles’ struggles at the Summer Olympics. And not in a good way. Shiffrin missed a gate early in the slalom...

Sara Hector’s Olympic gold medal is a lesson in perseverance

by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics was filled with plenty of disappointment. A missed gate ended Mikaela Shiffrin‘s Olympic title defense. Nina O’Brien had a scary crash across the finish line after a promising first run. All told, 31 of 82 skiers...
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