Becoming Mikaela

When an all-business 8-year-old named Mikaela Shiffrin joined a New Hampshire ski club back in 2003, coaches and parents knew they were witnessing something special.

By Aimee Tucker|Jun 23 2020| Print icon

Mikaela Shiffrin

With 60 World Cup wins and three Olympic medals in less than a decade, Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin at 24 is arguably the most dominant athlete in sports.

Photo Credit: Heather McGrath | Illustration by The Sporting Press (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta (Mikaela portrait) Doug Mills/The New York Times/redux (Mikaela with flag))

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