Shiffrin Sidelined for Lienz
By Megan Harrod
December, 27 2021
Two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin announced Monday she has tested positive for COVID-19 and will sit out the next FIS Ski World Cup event—a giant slalom and slalom race—in Lienz, Austria. (Mike Dawsy - U.S. Ski & Snowboard)
Two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin announced Monday she has tested positive for COVID-19 and will sit out the next FIS Ski World Cup event—a giant slalom and slalom race—in Lienz, Austria. Shiffrin is currently leading in both the overall standings and giant slalom standings and is second in the slalom standings to Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin began turning heads almost instantly when she finished top 15 in her first two NorAm Cup races.