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Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin inspires young girls with wisdom and some ski turns at Copper Mountain

With glitter on her face and a sparkle in her eye, eighth-grader Amalia McNeirney of Salida could barely contain herself Saturday morning at Copper Mountain after meeting America's ski racing GOAT, Mikaela Shiffrin. "I’ve never been more excited in my life," McNeirney said. "Itap just really, really cool that we get to meet someone who is so famous and so...

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Mikaela Shiffrin wins last World Cup slalom before Olympics and locks up record ninth season discipline title
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