Shiffrin concluded the 2024-25 season where she began — atop a World Cup slalom podium — but the months in between were filled with physical and mental recovery after a late-November injury left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen and cost her two months of competition and, ultimately, a shot at the season title.

Mikaela Shiffrin grabbed the first-run lead in the slalom by rhythmically gliding through a tricky course at the World Cup finals.

These days, the American ski racing standout has been thinking a lot about her father, Jeff Shiffrin. He died five years ago in a home accident. Her father helped nurture her love of skiing. He offered tips and suggestions, usually taking in her races off to the side and with a camera dangling from a strap around his neck.

Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at the last race of the season in a good place, closer to feeling like her old self after recovering from crash in November.

This one has been quite a roller coaster,” Shiffrin said of her season. “There’s been some really thrilling moments and some moments where I questioned if I should even be in the sport.” Shiffrin smoothly navigated a bumpy and rut-filled course to easily win the women's slalom Thursday at the World Cup finals.

Ahead of Thursday’s race, Mikaela Shiffrin reflected on a very difficult season with our partners at Eurosport.

Mikaela Shiffrin was attending a celebration party at the World Cup finals when the band began playing the Paul Simon song "You Can Call Me Al."

Mikaela Shiffrin, more than 688 feet above thousands of packed fans standing shoulder to shoulder, heard the 'U-S-A' chants. Shiffrin listened to all the ringing cowbells and arrived to a decision. “I heard everybody cheering and I was like all right,