Mikaela Shiffrin Rules The World By Knowing What She Can’t Do
Photo: Alain Grosclaude (Getty) It’d be almost exhausting if it weren’t so preposterous: Mikaela Shiffrin has done it again. With the close of the World Ski Championships in Åre, Sweden, she’s broken another record. Hit another personal best. She’s still just 23 years old. And she’s done it with an approach to her craft, and her competitions, that just isn’t anything like what we’re used to from top skiers—so much so it can rub other racers the wrong way. But there is no arguing with results. On Saturday, the Vail native grabbed gold in the slalom, making her the first athlete in history to...
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