V začetku februarja je Mikaelo Shiffrin doletela družinska tragedija. Smrt očeta je pretresla takrat vodilno v svetovnem pokalu in Američanka se je umaknila v domači Colorado, stran od oči medijev.

Kljub dolgi odsotnosti ji je Italijanka Federica Brignone šele pred kratkim vzela primat v skupnem seštevku. Do konca sezone je še nekaj tekem, nekatere so zaradi koronavirusa vprašljive.

Smučarke se bodo pred finalom svetovnega pokala merile v švedskem Åreju, kjer bodo na sporedu tehnične discipline. Tja bo odpotovala tudi Shiffrinova, ni pa še jasno, ali bo tudi tekmovala.

Svetovni pokal Zelena luč za tekme v Kranjski Gori

Ena najboljših smučark vseh časov se je oglasila na družbenih omrežjih in v kar šestminutnem nagovoru razkrila svoja čustva po očetovi smrti.

Priložila je zahvalo vsem, ki so ji v težkih trenutkih nudili podporo in ji izrazili sožalje ob boleči izgubi.

"Kadar sem se z očetom govorila o zmagah, me je vprašal, ali sem naredila kakšen dober zavoj. To je naša družinska filozofija. Zato je to moj cilj - nekaj dobrih zavojev. To bi očeta osrečilo. Ko in če se bom vrnila, prosim za spoštovanje zasebnosti. Potrebovala bom veliko časa, da poberem vse delce in jih sestavim," je med drugim dejala Shiffrinova.

 

 

 

 

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Over the last few weeks, my family and I have received an overwhelming amount of support and love. The most kind and heartwarming messages you could imagine, checking in on us, sharing quotes and poems, song-lyrics, and telling wonderful stories about my Dad. Sometimes it feels like we are drowning in these messages, like we can’t keep up with the support and love that everyone has shown, yet in so many ways it has also been our lifeline. We have not been able to respond to everything, but we want you all to know that we feel your love, and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sharing it with us. Many have asked how we are doing, and where we are in the “grieving process”? The truth is, we haven’t really even started. Accepting this new “reality” is going to take a long time, and maybe we never truly will, maybe we don’t have to. Because we can still feel him here. In our hearts, in our thoughts, in the sky and mountains and snow. He made his mark, and he is here. Many have also asked about my return to skiing and racing. I have been able to train a little bit over the last few weeks. It has been a slow process, but it has been theraputic to be on the mountain. I’ve found training to be a place where I can feel closer to my dad, yet it provides enough of a distraction so that feeling of “closeness” can be separated from the pain. I am flying to Scandinavia today. I have no promises if I’ll actually be able to race when the time comes, and I don’t really even have goals. I just hope to make a few good turns. I think that would make my dad happy. If and when I do return to competition I’d ask that you continue to respect my privacy, especially as it relates to my family’s heartbreak. 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. 🤍

A post shared by Mikaela Shiffrin (@mikaelashiffrin) on Mar 5, 2020 at 2:06am PST

Najboljše svetovne smučarke bi se morale pred tekmami v Åreju podati še v nemški Ofterschwang, a so bile tamkajšnje preizkušnje zaradi koronavirusa odpovedane.

Po koncu tedna v Skandinaviji med 12. in 14. marcem bo na sporedu le še finale sezone v Cortini d'Ampezzo. Ta se bo odvijal od 16. do 22. marca.