For Mikaela Shiffrin, that person is her mom, Eileen Shiffrin, who has coached and traveled with Mikaela since her first season on the World Cup circuit, at age 15.

Mikaela Shiffrin was featured on the cover of Outside’s “Outsiders of the Year” November-December print magazine, which hit newsstands this week. She and her mom, Eileen, were also featured on the ...

It’s her mom, Eileen Shiffrin. Eileen has coached and traveled with Mikaela since her first season on the World Cup circuit, at age 15. Eileen is a former masters ski racer herself, ...

Shiffrin’s mom Eileen, her sister-in-law Kristi and brother Taylor also came to surprise the skier during the award ceremony. This achievement puts Shiffrin in the same realm as Serena Williams ...

Shiffrin’s mother, Eileen, a former competitive skier, has long been among her top coaching voices, a kind of chairman of Team Shiffrin to her daughter’s role as the chief executive.

Eileen Shiffrin, who has coached and traveled with Mikaela since her debut on the World Cup circuit at 15, credits her daughter’s largely injury-free career to a trait not usually associated ...

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — The emotions came pouring out of Mikaela Shiffrin when she matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win Sunday. First there was a scream of ...

Giovanni Auletta/AP Photo United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on podium after finishing second in a alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom in Flachau, Austria, Tuesday, Jan.10, 2023.

Mikaela Shiffrin is in a league of her own. The 28-year-old American downhill skiing phenomenon smashed the all-time record for World Cup race victories (87) last year and by most accounts has ...

Eileen Shiffrin, right, celebrates with her daughter on the podium after Mikaela’s victory in a World Cup Slalom race in Semmering, Austria, in 2018.

Mikaela Shiffrin has decided to lean into the hype. Talking about records and victories has always made the two-time Olympic champion uncomfortable. Which is somewhat problematic, given she has a ...