In TV interview: Mystery about Shiffrin's tears

At the 2022 Olympic Games, Mikaela Shiffrin became a tragic figure: At that time, the top favorite didn't win a single medal and was devastated. At the World Cup in the French Alps, the curse seemed to continue, as the American dropped out of the opening race, the station wagon, shortly before the finish and on course for gold. Now she has chased away all the ghosts in the Super-G and got behind her new world champion Marta Bassino the silver medal. It was the superstar's 12th precious metal at a world championship.

When the race was still underway, Shiffrin was interviewed by ORF. “I'm happy, I did the best I could. I even lost momentum in one corner,” the US lady begins the conversation. But suddenly nothing worked anymore. Shiffrin kept catching her breath, taking long pauses, struggling with the words and apparently fighting back tears behind her sunglasses.

Are you angry? This also made the ORF reporter suspicious, he asked: "Are you upset that it wasn't enough gold?" Shiffrin then took off his dark glasses and said: "Of course I'm not upset." Then there were pauses again, in which the superstar fought back tears.

“I'm so happy about my run and so emotional because I don't feel like I should win a medal in the super-G right now. There are so many female runners who are strong and fast. But to be honest, if I win a medal today, then…” Another pause, more tears. “I hope that will happen,” the ORF man ended the interview.

Ski fans then asked themselves: Why is Shiffrin crying? Doesn't she treat herself to the medal? When the race was finally over, the newly crowned silver winner cleared the air: “I didn't understand you before, it was so loud and I didn't know what to say. I was just so emotional that I cried because I was so happy.”

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In TV interview: Mystery about Shiffrin's tears

The drama will not repeat itself: Mikaela Shiffrin won the World Championships silver medal in Méribel on Wednesday and thus banished the Olympic ghosts. However, one TV moment kept things guessing.

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