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Mikaela Shiffrin

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Mikaela Shiffrin is an American alpine skier and the most decorated American skier in World Championships history. She holds the record for most World Cup wins of any alpine skier and is the only one to reach one hundred career victories. She is a three time Olympic gold medalist, a four time Olympic medalist, an eight time World Championships gold medalist, a six time overall World Cup champion and a nine time winner of the World Cup slalom discipline title, and became the youngest Olympic slalom gold medalist in history in 2014 at eighteen years and 345 days old.

Facts
Birth Year
1995 1
Birth Date
1995-03-13 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Most decorated American alpine skier in World Championships history, and the only skier ever to reach 100 World Cup victories. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

What is Mikaela Shiffrin's nickname?

Mozart of Ski Racing.

Olympedia lists Mikaela Shiffrin's nickname as the Mozart of Ski Racing.
Connections

Competed In

2018 Winter Olympics, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Mikaela Shiffrin

Plays

Alpine Skiing, Sports
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikipedia, Mikaela ShiffrinLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American alpine skier.
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1. Wikipedia, Mikaela Shiffrin
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, nationality clause
    Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American alpine skier.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American alpine skier.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth year
    Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American alpine skier.
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, achievement sentence
    She has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history (men or women) and is the only one to have reached the milestone of 100 victories.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American alpine skier.
  • Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Article text
    At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Shiffrin won gold in giant slalom as well as silver in combined.
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