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Mikaela Shiffrin won the second giant slalom in Courchevel on Monday. Then he let his feelings flow freely.
He sat there sobbing on the leader’s seat, gasping for breath and words, to no avail. Mikaela Shiffrin couldn’t hold back tears after her World Cup victory in Courchevel (FRA) on Monday.
He managed to say “sorry” before losing his composure again. The 25-year-old later managed to make a short statement: “It’s quite difficult to explain. 95 percent of me thought I couldn’t do it. It’s crazy to be back here. “
First victory since father’s death
The fact that Shiffrin’s emotions were so high has to do with his father Jeff, who died out of nowhere on February 2, 2020. Death plunged Mikaela, the dominator of technical races at the time, into a hole. deep. Time and again he postponed his return to the World Cup. He even thought about quitting.
In November he gave an insight into his inner workings: “The time since my last career (Jan 26, 2020, editor) has been the most stressful of my life. I am emotionally tired and still angry. Angry that my father died. Angry because I feel lonely most days. “
Legend:
A photo of happy days
Mikaela Shiffrin (center) with her parents Eileen and Jeff (†) in February 2017.
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67th World Cup victory
Racing allows him to escape his torment, Shiffrin said. “It feels like I’m going on vacation.” I would never have had that attitude before. The new perspective apparently changes little in terms of its results. In Levi’s two slaloms at the end of November he finished 2nd and 5th.
Now you have climbed Mount Olympus again in the giant slalom. The victory at Courchevel also marked the 67th World Cup triumph of his career. So he caught up with Marcel Hirscher. In the women’s category, only Lindsey Vonn (82 World Cup wins) is better.
