Mikaela Shiffrin Wants to Win–and Talk About Loss

Mikaela Shiffrin Wants to Win–and Talk About Loss

In November 2024, Mikaela Shiffrin, the American alpine skiing superstar, was seconds away from a milestone 100th World Cup victory. The setting—Vermont, her home state—was storybook. Family, friends, and rabid supporters cheered.  Then in her second run in the giant slalom—the faster of the two technical ski events (slalom being the other)—Shiffrin, who has won more World Cup races than any other alpine skier in history, slipped. She struck a g…