Mikaela Shiffrin's time at world championships has been somewhat turbulent, but the unexpected exit of her longtime coach and a mistaken protest against her weren't enough to keep the 27-year-old from making history on Thursday in Meribel, France.
With seven of those medals being gold, Shiffrin is no stranger to making history – but she admitted that Thursday’s run wasn’t easy given the circumstances. My whole body went numb down there. … So much stress,” she said on France TV after the win. “I thought that maybe you just threw everything away, or maybe you’re going to go harder now.
“I don’t even know how to explain it, but my heart is just going crazy. I feel like I’m going to faint,” she added. “Coaches are important but Shiffrin is still Shiffrin,” super-G champion Marta Bassino, said via the Associated Press after finishing fifth.
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