Mike Day
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)
Shiffrin, Olympic skiers rely on radio reports before racing

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 14, 2022 05:44 AM EST

Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States sits on the side of the course after skiing out in the first run of the women's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Shiffrin shaken by 'letdown' of 2 exits in 2 Olympic races

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 08, 2022 09:38 PM EST

FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, celebrates her gold medal during the venue ceremony at the women's giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Feb. 15, 2018. Shiffrin will defend her giant slalom gold medal in the first women's Alpine skiing event of the Beijing Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Shiffrin seeks 3rd Olympic gold: 'Best ... I've ever seen'

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Feb. 05, 2022 04:43 AM EST

FILE - Simone Biles, of the United States, stand on the mat during the warm up prior to the artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Biles and swimmer Caeleb Dressel discussed during last year's Tokyo Olympics. And Shiffrin knows that she will face similar burdens when her races at the Beijing Winter Games. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Shiffrin talks about watching Biles deal with Olympic stress

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 01, 2022 04:39 AM EST

FILE - United States' Keely Cashman speeds down the slope during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Courchevel, France, Dec. 21, 2021. Winter Olympians in outdoor sports such as Alpine skiing or snowboarding say the weather can be a key factor in success or failure. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato, File)
Olympic athletes have 1 more thing to stress about: Weather

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Jan. 31, 2022 03:09 AM EST

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during a women's World Cup super-G skiing race in Val D'Isere, France, Dec. 19, 2021. Shiffrin is expected to enter all five individual Alpine events and be one of the main faces of the Olympics that officially open on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)
Olympic star Shiffrin: Loss of father 'still pretty painful'

By Pat Graham And Howard Fendrich Jan. 20, 2022 12:22 PM EST

FILE - Switzerland's Marco Odermatt competes during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom race in Alta Badia, Italy, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Odermatt, a 24-year-old from Switzerland, will head to the Beijing Olympics as a potential star-in-the-making. A winner of five golds at the 2018 junior world championships, Odermatt leads the World Cup standings and has five victories plus three runner-up finishes this season. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)
All eyes will be on Shiffrin, unknown hill in Olympic Alpine

By Howard Fendrich Jan. 10, 2022 12:03 PM EST

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin prepares to start of the alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race in Courchevel, France, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
Shiffrin returns to World Cup after recovering from virus

Jan. 03, 2022 12:29 PM EST

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin competes during an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in San Vigilio di Marebbe, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
In tragic year, Shiffrin’s coaches became 'mentors in life'

By Eric Willemsen Feb. 05, 2021 06:31 AM EST