Shiffrin, Olympic skiers rely on radio reports before racing
A French ski team coach holds a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

A French ski team coach holds a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Feb. 14, 2022 05:37 AM EST
A French ski team coach holds a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

A French ski team coach holds a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Feb. 14, 2022 05:37 AM EST
Members of the United States team gather around a coach holding a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Members of the United States team gather around a coach holding a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Feb. 14, 2022 05:36 AM EST
Members of the United States team gather around a coach holding a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Members of the United States team gather around a coach holding a two-way radio ahead of women's downhill training at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and teammates who offer course reports before races. Those reports are usually given via two-way radios and offer a mix of information and motivation. Racers can get insights into the speed of a course or the conditions of the snow that day. Or they might be told how other racers are dealing with certain turns or jumps. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Feb. 14, 2022 05:37 AM EST