Chatting with fellow skiers: Shiffrin fights back tears

Many sports stars currently share the same fate: training or competing outdoors is out of the question, most of them have to keep fit at home. This obviously gets a bit boring in the long run. That's why some athletes pass the time in other ways - for example with Instagram live chats. The Swiss ski ace Michelle Gisin has now invited 5 of her colleagues: Aline Danioth (Switzerland), Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Marta Bassino (Italy), Tessa Worley (France) and Stephanie Venier (Austria) to a conversation. Gisin demonstrated impressive language skills, after all, she chatted with her guests in English, Italian, French, High German and Swiss German. “With everything going on in the world right now, it's a difficult time for other people too. And that makes me feel less alone.” Mikaela Shiffrin Things got emotional when Mikaela Shiffrin came on. The American sees something good in the lockdown, even if she describes it as a strange thought. Her father Jeff died unexpectedly at the beginning of February. “He always took care of our finances. Now we have to deal with it ourselves,” explains the exceptional skier. “We would actually be skiing now and I wouldn’t have time for it. Now we're in lockdown and it feels like Dad is saying, 'You need some time to get to grips with this, so I'm giving you some time to do it now.'" The longer Shiffrin speaks, the moister her eyes become. “It would be a tough time for me and my family either way. But with everything going on in the world right now, it's a difficult time for other people too. And that makes me feel less alone.” An emotional performance by the American.

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Chatting with fellow skiers: Shiffrin fights back tears

Some ski stars are passing the time with Instagram chats during the Corona quarantine. Also Mikaela Shiffrin, whose most recent appearance got under the skin.

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