Mikaela Shiffrin

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鈥檝e never been more excited in my life," McNeirney said. "It抖阴ap just really, really cool that we get to meet someone who is so famous and so...

Mikaela Shiffrin, right, instructs J鈥橪auren Potter of Salida, Colorado, at Copper Mountain during the Mikaela/Share Winter Ski Day on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Copper Mountain. (Photo by Jason Connolly/Special to The Denver Post)

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin competes in an alpine ski, women’s giant slalom race, at the Lillehammer World Cup Finals, in Hafjell, Norway, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Mikaela Shiffrin holds off Emma Aicher to win record-tying 6th overall World Cup skiing title

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United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin competes in an alpine ski, women’s slalom race, at the Lillehammer World Cup Finals, in Hafjell, Norway, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom, but Emma Aicher鈥檚 third place puts overall title on hold

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United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course, during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin takes record 8th slalom win of season but main rival Emma Aicher is 2nd

By The Associated Press

March 15, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

Racing in sunny conditions, Shiffrin dominated the last race before the World Cup Finals to...

Team United States players celebrate after beating Canada 2-1 in overtime in the women's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Trump promised to fight for women’s sports; instead he tore athletes down on the world’s stage (抖阴ap)

By Megan Schrader

February 26, 2026 at 10:27 a.m.

"President Donald Trump's decision not to include a female gold medalist sent a clear message...

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates with the team after winning the gold medal in an alpine ski, women's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Renck: For courageous Mikaela Shiffrin, overcoming mental burden is worth wait in gold

By Troy Renck

February 18, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Shiffrin patiently, if not painfully worked through her public failure in private. With one last...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates winning the gold medal in an alpine ski, women’s slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A glance at Mikaela Shiffrin鈥檚 career after her 3rd Olympic gold

By The Associated Press

February 18, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

A glance at Mikaela Shiffrin鈥檚 career, on and off the slopes, after the American skiing...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin remembers her late father after winning Olympic slalom gold

By The Associated Press

February 19, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

The American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women鈥檚 slalom at...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course, during an alpine ski, women’s giant slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Mikaela Shiffrin鈥檚 giant slalom at Milan Cortina ended without a medal but plenty of optimism

By The Associated Press

February 15, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

So while the leaderboard near the finish line during Sunday鈥檚 GS needed to flip to...

Summit FC players Abby Smith, Carson Pickett and Ally Brazier field questions during the team鈥檚 media availability at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Keeler: Denver Summit FC set to crush women’s sports record next month 鈥� and the team’s not done peaking

By Sean Keeler

February 4, 2026 at 10:22 a.m.

Rob Cohen and the Summit ownership group -- which includes Colorado icons Mikaela Shiffrin and...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca)

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

By The Associated Press

January 25, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

Shiffrin鈥檚 victory came a day after she earned her first giant slalom podium in two...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women¥s World Cup slalom, in Flachau, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin and US teammate Paula Moltzan finish 1-2 in Flachau night slalom

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 2:14 p.m.

Mikaela Shiffrin and American teammate Paula Moltzan finished 1-2 in a World Cup slalom night...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Swiss skier Camille Rast ends Mikaela Shiffrin鈥檚 six-race winning streak in World Cup slaloms with Olympics looming

By The Associated Press

January 4, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

The duel between Mikaela Shiffrin and her Swiss rival Camille Rast is shaping up nicely...

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