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Shiffrin, “I never want to be surprised on skis”.
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"“She rarely skis at 100 percent of what she’s capable of doing, more like 80 percent,” Eileen said in a telephone interview from Switzerland last month."
"“These top-level coaches would tell me that Mikaela was just ripping up a racecourse,” Jeff Shiffrin said in 2013 as he sat in his Colorado home. “And I would say: ‘Yeah, I agree, but she’s just 9 years old.’ And they’d say, ‘What are your plans for her?’
“And I’d answer: ‘Plans? Well, tomorrow she’s trying out for a part as an angel in the school Christmas play.’”"
Shiffrin, “I never want to be surprised on skis”.
How Mikaela Shiffrin Won More World Cup Races Than Anyone
Shiffrin has now won 87 World Cup races, passing Ingemar Stenmark’s record that stood for 34 years. Her ski racing career has been a master class in evading common pitfalls.
"“She rarely skis at 100 percent of what she’s capable of doing, more like 80 percent,” Eileen said in a telephone interview from Switzerland last month."
"“These top-level coaches would tell me that Mikaela was just ripping up a racecourse,” Jeff Shiffrin said in 2013 as he sat in his Colorado home. “And I would say: ‘Yeah, I agree, but she’s just 9 years old.’ And they’d say, ‘What are your plans for her?’
“And I’d answer: ‘Plans? Well, tomorrow she’s trying out for a part as an angel in the school Christmas play.’”"
