Mikaela’s grandfather on her father’s side was Jewish, but that tradition wasn’t passed down. Jeff Shiffrin would trek on the hill with his camera around his neck to take photos of his daughter. After stepping away from ski racing to grieve following her father's shock death, Mikaela Shiffrin will return to competition in Sweden next week, "hoping to make her dad happy." Last season’s top skaters were all first-year seniors — Russians Alena Kostornaya, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova. He was the firm foundation of our family and we miss him terribly.”. Those lines came from Shiffrin’s father, Jeff — the mantra instilled in her and older brother Taylor, also a young ski racer at the time.

Two-time Olympic champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin says her father, Jeff, has died.
Next up: Bulgarian and fellow mom Tsvetana Pironkova, a rematch of their three-set U.S. Open quarterfinal three weeks ago.
Have fun. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Mikaela Shiffrin: Lead singer? La star du ski alpin mondial a annoncé lundi le décès de son père, Jeff Shiffrin, âgé de 65 ans, à son domicile dans le Colorado. Favorite us! She is hosting a Russian skating-themed TV show but has not announced her future competition plans. Skaters will be restricted to one Grand Prix start — halved from the usual two — and to the event in their home nations or closest to their training locations. Like Williams, Nadal next plays on Wednesday. Mikaela Shiffrin (center) with mother Eileen and father Jeff in Aspen in March 2017. "We are so thankful for the time we had with him -- we cherish every single one of those moments -- and we will keep him here in our hearts and our memories forever," she added. Now, Nadal can tie Federer and pass the Swiss if he wins the next two French Opens (and Federer doesn’t win the next Australian Open). He gets Mackenzie McDonald, one of six American men to so far reach round two, the most since 1998.

Nadal, in his second major since moving within one of Roger Federer‘s male record 20 Slam titles, swept 83rd-ranked Belarusian Egor Gerasimov 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Williams, in her 10th bid since returning from childbirth to tie Margaret Court‘s 24 Grand Slam singles titles, battled and then rolled past 102nd-ranked countrywoman Kristie Ahn 7-6 (2), 6-0.

She’s also battling an Achilles injury that affected her during a U.S. Open semifinal run three weeks ago. "Accepting this new 'reality' is going to take a long time, and maybe we never truly will, maybe we don't have to," said Shiffrin in a video posted on, "Because we can still feel him here. Nadal, who at 34 is five years younger than Federer, has the opportunity in the coming matches and months to tip the scales in his favor. Fields for the six Grand Prix events, held on consecutive weekends through November, have not been released. She skipped the weekend’s races in Russia and had been expected to return for the Feb. 15-16 races at Maribor, Slovenia. The U.S Ski and Snowboard federation said Shiffrin traveled home from Europe to Colorado on Sunday to be with her father and family at a hospital, where he died. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin announces death of her father at 65, Trump's tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise, Trump campaign sues to block mail-in ballot rule changes, Ballistics report raises questions in Breonna Taylor shooting, United States' Mikaela Shiffrin stands in the fish Rea after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G, in Bansko, Bulgaria, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Federer is not playing after two knee operations. Shiffrin has won 66 World Cup races and sits fourth in the all-time list behind Marcel Hirscher (67), Lindsey Vonn (82) and Ingemar Stenmark (86).