WATCH: Mikaela Shiffrin Keeps Her Late Father In Sight

In February 2020, Mikaela Shiffrin lost her father, Jeff Shiffrin, in an unexpected accident. A fixture in her life and her career as a ski racer, "the Shiffrin family rock," was suddenly gone. Shiffrin was on set shooting the cover of Sports Illustrated in Europe while her father was being rushed to the hospital. A highlight of her career immediately became one of the worst days of her life and rocked her into a funk that almost meant the end of her ski racing career.

Two years after his death, NBC Olympics has released an emotional nine-minute tribute to Jeff's legacy, one which he left behind in photographs that decorate Shiffrin's home in Edwards, Colorado. Shiffrin, her brother Taylor, and her mother Eileen open up about the devastating experience and the moment she chose to continue when all she wanted was to let go.