Mikaela Shiffrin, fellow ski racers, clear mental hurdles

Mikaela Shiffrin, fellow ski racers, clear mental hurdles after traumatic injury at their own speed
From a physical standpoint, Mikaela Shiffrin’s back to her winning form after a serious crash. From a mental standpoint, there remains work to be done.
Saying she’s mentally unwell, Mikaela Shiffrin skids giant slalom at Worlds
The legendary American says she's suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after a fall in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30. In the race, Italian Federica Brignone won gold, while USA's Paula Moltzan took bronze for her first individual world championship medal.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s superpower isn’t skiing. It’s telling the world what it’s all really like
Most athletes in dangerous sports experience fear and doubt. It's just that many of them don't talk about it. Mikaela Shiffrin does.
Mikaela Shiffrin Bows Out of World Championships Giant Slalom, Citing "PTSD"
The well-decorated racer is coping with the mental fallout of a scary crash she suffered last November in Killington, Vermont.
Skiing world championships: How to watch Mikaela Shiffrin, the schedule and more
The Alpine skiing world championships are underway with Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin among the most awaited skiers competing. The skiing worlds are held every other year at different Alpine resorts.
Shiffrin out, Brignone ready to take on giant slalom tyros
There will be a new name etched as the winner of the women's giant slalom at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Thursday after Mikaela Shiffrin's decision to not defend her title. AFP Sports looks at five things ahead of the giant slalom at the Austrian resort: - Shiffrin opts out - Shiffrin is the defending champion,
Mikaela Shiffrin wins eighth world title, a team combined gold with Breezy Johnson
Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world ...
Lindsey Vonn says ‘I didn’t help myself’ with social media posts involving Mikaela Shiffrin
Lindsey Vonn acknowledges that “I didn’t help myself” by firing back on social media after learning that she wasn’t paired ...
Mikaela Shiffrin withdraws from skiing world championships event, citing ‘mental obstacles’ following violent crash
Mikaela Shiffrin is still feeling the effects of a violent crash she experienced in Killington, Vermont, on November 30. But ...
Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson win team combined at worlds; Shiffrin breaks medal record
Shiffrin was third-fastest in the slalom in her second race since being sidelined two months following a Nov. 30 giant slalom ...
Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin win first-ever team combined at world championships
Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin's win in the team combined is second gold and third medal for US at world championships ...
Mikaela Shiffrin wins record-tying 15th world championships medal with victory in team combined event
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-tying 15th world championships medal by taking gold in the inaugural women’s ...
Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson win gold in team combined event at Alpine world championships
US skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson win gold in the team combined event at the Alpine world championships.
Mikaela Shiffrin won't defend giant slalom title at FIS Alpine Ski World Championship, citing PTSD from crash
Shiffrin missed two months after sustaining a deep puncture wound from a crash at the Killington Cup in November.
Mikaela Shiffrin says sharing gold with childhood friend ‘tops the list of any medal I’ve ever won’
I haven’t felt like I wanted to be here,” said Shiffrin, who suffered a puncture wound in a tumble last fall. “So to hear her ...