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  • Young American Mikaela Shiffrin Caps Extraordinary Season With Slalom Title

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    Posted 3 months ago by John Ohail

    If you didn’t hear the name Mikaela Shiffrin during the past year, you were most likely buried under a rock, because the American teenager was all the rage in the world of alpine skiing. The freshly turned 18-year-old Colorado native capped an unbelievable year with a season title in the slalom discipline as a result of her World Cup victory in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

  • Established Veteran and Budding Superstar: US Women’s Alpine Ski Team On Fire

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    Posted 5 months ago by John Ohail

    The future of US (and Oakley) Women’s Alpine Ski Racing looks very, very bright. While grizzled veteran and known legend of the sport, Lindsey Vonn inches her way closer to becoming the winningest women’s alpine ski racer in the history of the sport, a young, budding superstar is inching her way into the public eye as well. Mikaela Shiffrin is having her coming out season, with multiple Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup victories under her belt at the ripe age of 17. The legend of Lindsey Vonn continues during the 2013 season and the youngster who has been dubbed possibly “the next Lindsey Vonn” is making a name for herself in the sport at the same time.

  • Victory At Last: 17-Year-Old Mikaela Shiffrin Earns First Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Victory

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    Posted 6 months ago by John Ohail

    It’s been much anticipated and young Mikaela Shiffrin delivered, just in time for the holidays. The budding Oakley alpine ski racing star secured her first ever Audi FIS Alpine World Cup victory this Thursday in Are, Sweden. The American phenom shot to the top of the podium in the slalom competition, becoming the third-youngest American to win a World Cup race.

Mikaela Shiffrin

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I'm trying not to have too many expectations, at least not really high expectations. As someone who's very competitive, I'm always going to have some sort of expectation in the back of my mind. To be honest, I've always wanted to win, and I always will want to win.

Date of Birth:
March 13, 1995
Hometown:
Vail, Colorado
Sponsors:
Atomic, Leki

Career Highlights

    • 8th, 2011 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Slalom, Aspen
    • 3rd, 2011 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Slalom, Lienz
    • 8 World Cup Victories - 5 in Slalom
    • Youngest U.S. Ski Champion in History
    • Youngest Female Skier to Podium in World Cup Slalom since Tamara McKinney on Dec. 10, 1978
    • Third youngest American to land a World Cup podium in any discipline behind McKinney and Sandra Poulsen (Feb. 11, 1973)
    • US National SL Champion 2011 & 2012
    • 2012 - US National GS 3rd 2012
    • 2012 - Levi SL 3rd
    • 2012 - NorAm GS 1st/1st
    • 2012 - Aspen SL - 7th Place
    • 2012 - Aspen GS 9th Place
    • 2012 - 1st - Slalom - Are, Sweeden
    • 2013 - 1st - Slalom World Championships

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