Despite Supportive Family and Fans, Mikaela Shiffrin Prefers Being Alone for Recovery Amid Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2023/24

Alpine skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin has proved herself as the GOAT in more than one instance. Before her 89th World Cup title clinch, the 28-year-old faced a teeny tiny tumble, which could have risked her slalom chances. But her will power helped her pull through, following a podium finish. However, rest days are important in-between.

In Killington last week, Shiffrin had once again stood atop the podium with her 90th World Cup win and 55th slalom title. As exciting as it sounds, her injury had a high possibility of posing a threat to the Olympian. So, to ease things out a bit, she kept away from fans and family attention before the GS event.

Mikaela Shiffrin rests up ahead of giant slalom

Resorting to Threads, the conversation app of Instagram, Mikaela Shiffrin announces that just lying down alone is what she needs. Captioning the post as “Recovery day goal: spend as much time horizontal as possible”, the owner of the most alpine skiing World Cup victories, had some lazy recovery strategies up her sleeves.

 

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Being on the slopes back-to-back didn’t allow her left knee to heal properly. Before the Levi slalom event, where she’s the only athlete to have won seven titles, a fall was unlikely. But her mother, coaches, the medical staff back in the US and physical therapist Regan Dewhirst had made her healing easier. But she prefers some alone time now.

Also, when she mentioned her injury, Mikaela Shiffrin added the harsh reality of alpine skiing, and her main mantra to be strong throughout. “We’re all strong and fragile at the same time” is what she believes in. In addition, she motivated the young athletes to never consider themselves alone, and to never lose hope.

Though she took one step at a time as her recovery regimen at that point, her recent Killington victory was a historical one.

Shiffrin becomes the first woman with 90 WC wins

Miki had spent five of her childhood years in New Hampshire, which is not very far from Killington. Now, returning to her home soil and touching the 90th mark was an emotional moment for her. She said, “It’s amazing to do this, specifically here with the home crowd.” As a special mention, the Olympian talked about the loving crowd which pushes her to perform better.

She added, “It’s just such a good vibe and there’s just a little extra, not pressure, but a little extra intensity.” Though Petra Vlhova finished second, she was a threat to the GOAT. “Today I earned it in a way. After the victory in Finland I didn’t dare to hope that this would happen here because Petra was skiing so fast and she’s so consistent,” she said.

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On December 2-3, the women’s giant slalom is returning with the star-studded roster. After 40 long years, the Quebec resort in Tremblant will host the event.

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