Mikaela Shiffrin came to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after a low period following the death of her father made her doubt she would ever compete again.
"It’s definitely different without him here," she told NBC Sports. "It’s the place where I feel most connected to him. It’s kind of hard to feel that anywhere else."Shiffrin's father, Jeff Shiffrin
Shiffrin, an anesthesiologist with Vail Health and Anesthesia Partners of Colorado, captured his daughter on film in a way only a proud father can. Jeff Shiffrin had suffered a severe head injury in an accident at the family's Colorado home. He died on Feb. 2, 2020, at age 65.Mikaela's mother, Eileen, said her daughter couldn't get out of bed. She seriously considered walking away from ski racing forever.It was Mikaela's brother, Taylor, who stepped in to encourage her
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