{"id":2442087,"date":"2019-03-24T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/mikaela-in-manhattan\/"},"modified":"2019-03-24T22:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T04:40:00","slug":"mikaela-in-manhattan-shiffrin-takes-to-new-york-after-record-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/mikaela-in-manhattan-shiffrin-takes-to-new-york-after-record-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikaela in Manhattan: Shiffrin takes to New York after record season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.8683068017366\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-302465-849\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Mikaela Shiffrin responds to questions during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3.jpg\" alt=\"Mikaela Shiffrin responds to questions during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Mikaela Shiffrin responds to questions during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Mikaela Shiffrin poses for photographs with fans at Macy's Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mikaela Shiffrin poses for photographs with fans at Macy's Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Mikaela Shiffrin poses for photographs with fans at Macy&#8217;s Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Mikaela Shiffrin responds to questions during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-4.jpg\" alt=\"Mikaela Shiffrin responds to questions during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Mikaela Shiffrin responds to questions during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Mikaela Shiffrin listens to a question during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-7.jpg\" alt=\"Mikaela Shiffrin listens to a question during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Mikaela Shiffrin listens to a question during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Mikaela Shiffrin listens to a question during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Mikaela_In_Manhattan_10640-e15a3-8.jpg\" alt=\"Mikaela Shiffrin listens to a question during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Mikaela Shiffrin listens to a question during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. The 24-year-old American spent time in New York to celebrate an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title.(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/mikaela-in-manhattan\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/mikaela-in-manhattan\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">NEW YORK \u2014 Mikaela Shiffrin generally whizzes past mountain gates at high velocity. She had a much harder time maneuvering through the crowd at Macy\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 24-year-old skier arrived in Manhattan to celebrate the end of a record-setting season, which included an unprecedented 17 World Cup wins and her third straight overall title. Lindsey Vonn won four overall titles before she retired this season at the age of 34.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shiffrin returned from the Pyrenees mountains \u2014 after a brief visit to Barcelona with her French boyfriend and skier Mathieu Faivre \u2014 for a meet and greet with fans at the watch counter at Macy\u2019s on Thursday for sponsor Longines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was a little bit, where am I going?\u201d she said with a laugh about the flagship store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shiffrin had no such problems on the slopes this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She is the first skier \u2014 male or female \u2014 to win World Cup discipline titles in slalom, giant slalom and super-G, plus the overall title in one season. She broke the women\u2019s record and tied the men\u2019s record for most slalom wins with 40. She is the youngest skier to reach 50 World Cup wins and now has 60.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Not bad for an American skier who at age 6 told her parents she wanted to be the best in the world. She crouched in the snow cradling the giant slalom crystal globe after clinching that title for the first time March 17, four days after her birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m most proud of the GS globe,\u201d Shiffrin said. \u201cThis year, I had some breakthrough moments with giant slalom. Winning the final race was one of the more emotional moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She made the media rounds in New York and taught Jimmy Fallon the shuffle dance during an appearance on \u201cThe Tonight Show.\u201d She will get a two-week break and spend time with her 97-year-old grandmother and settle into a new house in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shiffrin competes mostly in Europe during the ski season and enjoys relative anonymity back in the U.S. But that may change with the retirement of Vonn and given Shiffrin\u2019s record wins, prize money and endorsements. She is featured in a TV commercial for Barilla with tennis star Roger Federer. Fallon called Shiffrin \u201cthe most dominant skier on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">TEAM EFFORT<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shiffrin knows her level of success takes a village of support, including her family, coaches, trainers and conditioning experts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWhen it comes down to race day, we don\u2019t leave it to chance and we don\u2019t leave it to luck,\u201d she said. \u201cWe only have three days in between races, it\u2019s my only block of training. They\u2019re figuring out the logistics, do we fly here, drive there, where do we go, what\u2019s the best conditions? Do we need to send somebody ahead of time to inject the slopes so the snow is hard enough when I arrive? They are on top of that all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Three years ago, she enlisted coach Mike Day, who she said has had a \u201ccalming effect\u201d compared with some \u201cvery intense coaches in the past.\u201d He\u2019s \u201ceven-keeled\u201d and helps \u201cblock out the noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">BREAKTHROUGHS<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">An early season victory in December in the super-G \u2014 her first in that discipline\u2014 at Lake Louise in Canada was key to launching her successful season, Shiffrin said. She\u2019d had no super-G training since ski camp in Chile three months earlier. A slalom and giant slalom technical racer, her goal was to \u201cjust enjoy it\u201d and \u201clay down a really good run.\u201d She called it \u201cthe most fun I\u2019d had in a race for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That win set the tone for a remarkable season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI thought, if I could keep this \u2018high standards, but no expectations\u2019 kind of mindset for the rest of the season, then I think it\u2019s going to be really good. That was a huge piece of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It translated into improved skiing, confidence and giant slalom turns \u201cfaster than anyone else can do.\u201d Weather and course conditions are constant variables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe races I won this year, maybe I had to fight for it or maybe I just skied a lot better and I earned it. That\u2019s a special kind of feeling. My GS is definitely on a different level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">MOTHER LODE<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Her mother, Eileen, is a coach, video analyst, hill inspector, travel companion and all-around guiding force. They thought about tapering Eileen\u2019s travel schedule before the season, but the successes kept her on the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cShe\u2019s family, that unconditional love,\u201d Shiffrin said. \u201cShe\u2019s only there for me. It\u2019s not like her salary rides on my success. Her happiness rides on my happiness. I\u2019m happiest when I\u2019m able to ski my best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Eileen was her study partner when Mikaela was homeschooled the last two years of high school, which allowed her to travel on the World Cup circuit during the winter at age 16 after attending Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cMy mom is the most driven person I\u2019ve ever known, but she\u2019s driven about the things she cares about. So I think people often look at her and they just assume that she has pushed me. Yeah, she pushes me in the sense that she keeps me on track. My parents were always helping me be a better skier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">LOW RISK<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shiffrin has had a relatively injury-free career, in part because her team is selective about scheduling races so she gets enough rest and training while avoiding high-risk situations. That also makes her one of the \u201cbest prepared on the circuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWith every minor injury I\u2019ve had, I\u2019ve learned a lot from it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While injury can be \u201cpart of the sport,\u201d Shiffrin said it doesn\u2019t need to keep her \u201cout of the sport for a majority of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">UP NEXT<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She asked her team not to rest on her laurels and to \u201cstay on top, keep working. There\u2019s always this driving force, don\u2019t stop now, don\u2019t get complacent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At this rate, Shiffrin could approach the record of 86 World Cup wins held by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark. Vonn finished with 82 wins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSkiing has given me so much joy and so many incredible experiences in life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI owe it to the sport itself to be the best that I can and push it to a new limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/mikaela-in-manhattan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikaela Shiffrin responds to questions during a news interview Thursday, March 21, 2019, in New York. 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