Twenty-five years, six world titles, two Olympic golds, three world cups and 68 victories, the last in the women’s combined, ai Cortina World Cup. With such a palmares there is something to be said to be satisfied with, but Mikaela Shiffrin’s prerogative is ferocity, an enchanting competitive ferocity that always pushes her to raise the level of ambition.
Don’t be surprised if his motto is “Race to Hell”, that is, “I’ll run like a damned”, to Hell if necessary. The American – is a native of Colorado – is a war machine and has turned a very complicated year into a pedestal to (re) build his extraordinary career.
And with the combined Cortina he surpassed – in terms of victories – a legend like Lindsay Vonn. This is just the beginning for one of the greatest female skiers ever able to win her first gold before she even turns 18, in Schladming in 2013.
A year ago – these days – Mikaela lost her father Jeff, who fell from the roof of the house and died following complications; Jeff (with his mother) was her manager and was the beacon that had always illuminated her career, the man to trust in times of difficulty. That was not lacking, because resilience is another of the characteristics of this fabulous athlete. Mikaela felt the blow, but she did not let herself be discouraged and found the cure for her pain in skiing. “I gasped, hoping that one day I will breathe again,” she posted on Twitter, citing Sara Bareilles’ song “Breathe Again” and posting a picture of her as a child with her father.
The champion’s return to the top was also marked by an awareness that was previously foreign to her. Mikaela in recent days has expressed herself on delicate issues, which many sportsmen prefer to dribble. “The world of skiing is still too white – he said – and still too closed to minorities. But if you exclude you don’t win », said the girl who has always had a confidential relationship with Italy: on the snows of Panarotta, at the Topolino Trophy, at 15 she began to win the first youth competitions and Italians are her sponsors.
The way to enter the legend is marked. With her nine world medals Mikaela has reached Anne Marie Moser Proell and is now aiming straight for the records of Marielle Goitschel and Anja Paerson (11 medals for both) and Christl Cranz (15 with 12 titles). Become the most successful skier of any era it is a concrete possibility, the Lady of the Snow is ready to conquer the world.
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