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Mikaela Shiffrin Has a World Cup Record, and, Finally, a Rival

by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The most enduring athletic careers are typically defined by a rivalry with an opponent of comparable talent or skill. Think Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. The American ski racing wunderkind Mikaela...

Vlhova leads Shiffrin in Killington slalom first run

by admin | Nov 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Reigning World Cup overall champion Petra Vlhova set the pace in the first run of the World Cup slalom in Killington, Vermont, on Sunday, two-tenths of a second in front of home hope Mikaela Shiffrin. Slovakia’s Vlhova, who edged Shiffrin in two slaloms in Levi...

As Mikaela Shiffrin sizes up Olympic schedule, history shows potential obstacles

by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin races in the U.S. for the only time this season this weekend, in the spotlight at a World Cup stop in Killington, Vermont (broadcast schedule here). All slopes lead to Beijing in February. Shiffrin, a gold medalist in 2014 and 2018, has repeated in...

Petra Vlhova edges Mikaela Shiffrin in first World Cup slalom of season

by admin | Nov 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Practice made perfect for Petra Vlhova on Saturday, beating Mikaela Shiffrin in the first World Cup slalom of the season. The Slovakian overall champion had been training for three weeks in Finnish Lapland and skipped a parallel event in Austria last week to get ready...

Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin unable to resume ski training due to ‘frustrating’ back trouble

by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is not able to ski and prepare the way she would like to because of a hurt back that she likened to “a very severe muscle spasm or kind of a strain” in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday....

Mikaela Shiffrin Says ‘the Pressure Is Always There’ for Olympic Athletes as She Praises Simone Biles

by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin is speaking candidly about the pressures she faces in the spotlight as an Olympic champion. While recently chatting with PEOPLE ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the 26-year-old alpine ski racer — who has won two golds and a silver medal at Olympic...

100 days to the Winter Olympics: Lindsey Vonn on mental health, retirement and fashion

by admin | Oct 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Retiring as the greatest female ski racer of all time, Lindsey Vonn made a living out of her downhill speed, but away from the slopes, she was fighting uphill battles. Vonn finally called time on a glittering career in 2019 after 18 years on the World Cup circuit,...

Mikaela Shiffrin on father’s death, changing perspective and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

by admin | Apr 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin was struggling to get going when the rest of the world stopped. For her family, 2020 was the worst of years even before the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March. A month prior, Shiffrin’s beloved father, Jeff, had died after an accident at...

An Olympic skier’s battle with anorexia: ‘I didn’t really realize I had a problem’

by admin | Mar 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

It was right around this time last spring when Alice Merryweather committed herself to losing weight she had no reason to lose. It would become her focus. The world was shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The World Cup ski circuit she had worked so hard...

Snowboard, freestyle skiing world champs highlight winter sports TV, stream schedule

by admin | Mar 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Chloe Kim headlines the world freestyle skiing and snowboarding championships, among several winter sports competitions on NBC Sports, Olympic Channel and Peacock Premium this week. Kim, who in PyeongChang became the youngest Olympic halfpipe champion...
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