Early Life and Education of Mikaela Shiffrin: A Complete Timeline

An overview of the childhood and early education of Mikaela Shiffrin, highlighting the experiences that shaped the journey.

Mikaela Shiffrin is an American World Cup alpine skier, widely regarded as one of the greatest alpine skiers ever. She holds the record for the most World Cup wins. Shiffrin is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and a five-time Overall World Cup champion. Her dominance is particularly evident in slalom, where she has secured four world championships and eight World Cup discipline titles. At 18, she became the youngest slalom gold medalist in Olympic history, highlighting her exceptional talent and early success.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

1992: Brother Taylor Born

In 1992, Mikaela Shiffrin's brother, Taylor, was born. He later raced for the University of Denver.

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March 13, 1995: Mikaela Shiffrin Born

On March 13, 1995, Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin was born. She would become an accomplished American World Cup alpine skier.

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2003: Family Moved to New Hampshire

In 2003, when Mikaela was eight years old, her family relocated to rural New Hampshire near Lyme, where her father worked at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center.

2013: Interview on The Late Show

Days after her first World Cup finals in 2013, Mikaela Shiffrin was interviewed by David Letterman on the Late Show on March 19.

2013: Slalom Discipline Title

In 2013, Mikaela Shiffrin secured the season title in the slalom discipline after winning the slalom at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, also graduating from Burke Mountain Academy in June.

July 12, 2014: Guest on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

On July 12, 2014, Mikaela Shiffrin was a guest on the NPR radio show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, where she won the show's Not My Job game at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

January 2015: Idols Named

In January 2015, Shiffrin identified Croatian ski racer Janica Kostelić and American Bode Miller as her idols during her upbringing.

December 12, 2015: Knee Injury in Åre

On December 12, 2015, Shiffrin injured her knee during warm-up for the giant slalom in Åre, leading to a two-month absence from racing.

2015: Featured in Outside's In Search of Speed

In 2015, Mikaela Shiffrin was featured in Outside's In Search of Speed.

October 27, 2016: Presenting award to Marcel Hirscher

On October 27, 2016, Mikaela Shiffrin, speaking in German, presented the award for the best Austrian sportsman to Marcel Hirscher at a sports gala in Austria.

2017: Discussing skiing roots on Late Night with Seth Meyers

In 2017, Mikaela Shiffrin discussed her skiing roots and aptitude for napping on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers.

2017: Featured in Outside's In Search of Speed and training regimen covered

In 2017, Mikaela Shiffrin was featured in Outside's In Search of Speed, and her training regimen was covered by Red Bull.

2018: Featured in Outside's In Search of Speed

In 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin was featured in Outside's In Search of Speed. Red Bull also produced the 48-minute documentary Peak Season: The Determination of Mikaela Shiffrin.

2018: Profiled on CBS News' 60 Minutes

In 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin was profiled on CBS News' 60 Minutes.

February 2019: Profiled in Deadspin and The Wall Street Journal

In February 2019, Amanda Ruggeri twice profiled Mikaela Shiffrin in Deadspin, and she was featured in The Wall Street Journal.

March 2019: Discussing anxiety and social media on TV

In March 2019, Mikaela Shiffrin discussed handling anxiety on NBC's Today, addressed dealing with social media trolls on CNN, discussed pay equity on ABC's Good Morning America and the entertainment news show Access, and taught host Jimmy Fallon how to do the shuffle dance on NBC's Tonight Show. The New York Times profiled Shiffrin as "the face of American skiing", and she was featured in a Sports Illustrated profile and video.

April 2019: NBC Olympic Channel features Shiffrin's races

In April 2019, NBC's Olympic channel devoted 25 hours of prime-time to feature 20 of Mikaela Shiffrin's races in the 2018–2019 season; her fanclub also released a compilation of highlights from her 2018–2019 season.

February 2, 2020: Death of her father

On February 2, 2020, Mikaela Shiffrin's father unexpectedly died in an accident, causing her to take an indefinite break from the World Cup tour and jeopardizing her chances of a fourth consecutive title.

2021: Relationship with Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Since 2021, Mikaela Shiffrin has been in a relationship with Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

October 2022: Interview on Boomer Esiason's podcast

In October 2022, Mikaela Shiffrin was interviewed on Boomer Esiason's podcast, during which reference was made to a piece she wrote about her father's passing in "The Players' Tribune".