Olympic champion and Eagle County local Mikaela Shiffrin broke the news Monday morning that her father, Jeff Shiffrin, had died. Are you serious? In a postshared Monday, U.S Ski & Snowboard wrote that Jeff was rarely in a team picture on the podium because he was always behind the camera capturing the moment.. Czech Eva Adamczykov (ne Samkov) earned her second world title, while AustralianJosie Baff, who was two years from being born when Jacobellis made her X Games debut in 2001, bagged silver. Please.. "This is something I will carry with me forever. (AP) - Two-time Olympic champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin says her father, Jeff, has died. She couldn't stop crying. and all just stuns me man i guess enjoy it why we got it lates His contributions to all aspects of the skiing and riding world are immeasurable. Jacobellis made her first podium of any kind since sweeping the individual and Olympic team golds last February. 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Open: 1, New (24 hr): N/A" | Base: 31" He was helping me to become a better person. I have been so impressed by how your parents each contributed to your success in racing and as a woman. The way you have handled everything in your life, is a good look into the future, you will do what feels right for you, when it feels right. Feb 2, 2022, 03:04 PM EST. He worked as an anesthesiologist at Vail Valley Medical Center and later served as an associate professor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. A month prior, Shiffrin's beloved father, Jeff, had, "People say when somebody you love passes away, your world stops and the rest of the world moves on after a couple of days, and all you think is how can everybody be going, and living, and be fine, like they forgot already," she told, Yet for someone so used to winning, victories were hard to come by. Jeff Shiffrin, the father of Mikaela Shiffrin, died unexpectedly on Sunday night at age 65, U.S. Mikaela and Eileen returned from Europe on Sunday afternoon, and Jeff was surrounded by family and close friends during his final hours. We cherish those memories and pictures. Ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin has spoken openly and bravely about her struggles with the 2020 death of her father, Jeff Shiffrin. Open: 20, New (24 hr): 1" | Base: 39" In a news release, U.S. Bookmarks are saved to your account and can be accessed from any device. This is something I will carry with me forever. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Site design by Flat Earth Media based on a wordpress theme by Gabfire Themes. Diggins believed she caught a 24-hour flu bug after traveling to Europe. It presumably happened at the new home in Edwards, Colorado that Mikaela Shiffrin and her parents had moved into during the summer of 2019, eight months before Jeff died, per Vail Magazine. Full-time year round with benefits & parking. Gold 2004 X Games The top American men wereNick Baumgartner andSenna Leith, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Two-time Olympic champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin says her father, Jeff, has died. Open: 0, New (24 hr): N/A" | Base: 36" Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Announces Death Of Her Father Jeff. 21st 2002 X Games He died on Feb. 2, 2020, at age 65. Jeff Shiffrin died after injuries sustained in a Feb. 2, 2020, accident. Two-time Olympic champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin says her father, Jeff, has died. She set the record for the most World Cup wins in a single discipline in history with her 47th career win in the slalom under the lights in Schladming, Austria, earlier this year, She posted an emotional tribute:Dad, I hope you had a good view.. If Jacobellis continues through 2026, she can break the U.S. female record of five Winter Olympic appearances that she shares with four others, according to Olympedia.org. Im in a drs office and just happened to this story. Ski & Snowboard release. Remembering you both together after a race enjoying time in Squaw Valley, CA your friendly, kind thoughts to all of uslocals. That's not to say she has a single target win in mind. The nature of that accident has never been publicly revealed. A fall is explicitly mentioned in the Dartmouth magazine and Aspen Soujourner stories and presumably, both those stories had input from the Shiffrin family. During Mikaelas rise to the top of the sport, Jeff often shared his photos of Mikaela with the Vail Daily and other media outlets covering her success. All she can tell you is that you give her a course like this, and she knows she can at least be tied for the lead with regards to going the hardest. Jeff Shiffrin, with his wife, Eileen, made the Vail area their home decades ago, and together raised Mikaela and Taylor Shiffrin, who was a member of the two-time NCAA Champion University of Denver Ski Team. God bless you, Mikaela. An emotional Mikaela Shiffrin won her first World Cup ski race since the death of her father nearly a year ago. Mikaela is expected to remain in Colorado, and her return to the World Cupis unknown at this time. The cause of Jeff Shiffrins death was an accidental head injury, says The Aspen Times: The Eagle County coroner has confirmed that Shiffrin, 65, died of a head injury, and the cause of death is an accident. His injuries were sustained in a fall, according to an obituary in Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. After winning her historic 47th World Cup slalom race in 2022, Shiffrin mentioned him fondly in a Tweet: Dad, I hope you had a good view.. Shiffrin now has 73 World Cup wins across all events, which ranks third all time and second among women behind only the 82 by retired legend Lindsey Vonn. The Shiffrins live in Edwards. Edwards and Eagle starting at $18.00 - $19.00 per hour. Ski Team athletes. "Its about them. My condolences to Mikaela and the family. Mon Thur, evening shift. Mikaela Shiffrin returned to competition after a lengthy absence. Mikaela Shiffrin Reveals Why Father's Death Made Her Contemplate Quitting The 26-year-old alpine skier thought she might never ski again By Lisa Tolin | Fourth 2018 Olympics Mikaela and her mother Eileen her sometime coach and "Jeff was a good friend and we will all miss him terribly. Jeff Shiffrin, father of Mikaela Shiffrin, dies at 65 - NBC Sports The full project is expected to cost about $165,000. 2. Yet for someone so used to winning, victories were hard to come by. He later raced on the ski team at Dartmouth and stayed active in the sport after taking up anesthesiology.. He was a believer in the process, not in the results, and because of that he ardently fought against the notion of pushing someone towards a specific objective. She won just three races, albeit a haul that included the alpine combined gold which made her the most decorated American skier in World Championships history. Learn how to get involved in ice hockey to put your skating and hand-eye co-ordination to the test. Martin Short swapped plane seats with a 7-year-old girl so she could sit with her father. And thats the way it should be.. The Shiffrin family has declined to discuss the circumstances of Jeff Shiffrins death; a coroner ruled it an accident and listed the cause of death as a head Gold 2011 X Games Bookmarks are saved to your account and can be accessed from any device. I have prayed for you now and will do so every day of my life forward so long as I shall live. Mikaela was quick to wish her fatherhappy Fathers Dayorhappy birthday he would have turned 66 in March and she also enjoyed recognizing him when he went out of his way to do something special for her. So sad for the loss to the Shiffrin family and our entire skiing community, Kelly wrote. Now hiring 2 Landscaping positions and 1 Landscaping/Gardener position full time year around with, Property Manager & Maintenance tech Pay DOE. Sonya Retzlaff-Huggins and family, wow just watching some racing from Cortina tonight 2/21/2021 on nbc sports did not hear about Jeff Shiffrin until tonight unreal man.. wow spent a lot of time skiing colorado now new mexico uh still ski the butte got a place still in gunnison so anyways sorry to hear about Mikaelas dad pretty unreal him being an M.D. As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible. I was so thrilled when you came on the World Cup scene. If you enjoy talking and helping, The learning tree in eagle is looking for a part time person who enjoys little people. Ski & Snowboard press release, Sonnenalp Club Summer Positions Available. He was an anesthesiologist who leaned on his background in clinical science to help Mikaela develop original training and workout methods. Mikaela Shiffrin, the Olympic skier wunderkind who came and dominated the slopes at the 2014 Olympics has been dealt a challenging hand since we saw her last. He was raised in Dover, New Jersey, where he learned to ski as a youth. The 26-year-old attempted a return to the World Cup tour in March 2020, only for the final races to be cancelled because of the pandemic. Silver 2007 X Games We loved having him there, Eileen says. The accident occurred at his home in Edwards, according to Ski Racing Magazine. In 2016, Mikaela used thelovemydad hashtag in a tweetabout Jeff bringing a memory foam mattress pad to Europe so she could sleep more comfortably. This is something I will carry with me forever. In a string of tweets posted to Twitter, Shiffrin wrote: My family is heartbroken beyond comprehension about the unexpected passing of my kindhearted, loving, caring, patient, wonderful father. Your dad will be missed at your events with his camera around his neck, but we will always see him there. Jeff Shiffrin had hung half the chandeliers in the new home, said Nancy Rehder, a local home outfitter who worked on the project, according to Vail Daily. We were friends of your Shiffrin grandparents. 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Jeff Shiffrin died at age 65 on Feb. 2, 2020, in an accident at the family home in Colorado; a fund established in his memory provides financial support to U.S. His daughter, an Olympic and World Cup ski champion, said she was heartbroken.. A 2014Sports Illustrated profile of Mikaela said during his childhood, Jeff spent weekends skiing with his family at Stratton or Sugarbush in southern Vermont. Our mountains, our ocean, our sunrise, our heart, our soul, our everything. Full-time, part time or PRN (on-call) caregiver positions available for, Superintendent and Foreman: Harriman Construction is seeking hardworking, detailed and solution-oriented individuals who have extensive experience in the construction industry, The Town of Carbondale is accepting applications for our Parks Department temporary/seasonal positions. In a news release, U.S. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Announces Death Of Her Father Jeff. Opinion: Colorado farms going fallow? It was Mikaela's brother, Taylor, who stepped in to encourage her. And chicken salad? And in December, just months before she was to leave for the games, she contracted COVID-19. It did - but in Shiffrin's case, not for long. It was a teaching tactic that Jeff would remember. In Sochi and PyeongChang, Jeff Shiffrin was there, camera in hand, as Mikaela took home three Olympic medals. Required fields are marked *. Ski & Snowboard, said in the news release. This story contains material from a U.S. Vail, Beaver Creek and Eagle Valley, Colorado News, All-around passion: Ryan Wachendorfer will go from Sundays Dew Tour snowboard superpipe final to the Freeride World Tour, Summit Countys Taylor Gold soars into second place in mens superpipe final to conclude the Winter Dew Tour, Plateau Valley defeats Vail Christian 42-40 in thrilling district final, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athletes excel at SYNC Series Rocky Mountain Division U16 Rocky Central junior championship qualifiers, World Cup notebook: Jaelin Kauf takes back-to-back silvers, Chris Corning takes third, and River Radamus competes in Palisades Tahoe World Cup. She can just go out there and suffer.. But before the World Cup circuit began, teammates woke to find her curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor in November. Jeff Shiffrin, with his wife, Eileen, made the Vail area their home decades ago, and together raised Mikaela and Taylor Shiffrin, who was a member of the two-time NCAA Champion University of Denver Ski Team. Position performs maintenance duties on Town parks,. the job would be. Heartfelt prayers of love and healing. Sustain you. If he had just returned from a week or more in Europe, there might have been several inches piled up. ", In a long, hot, post-exam summer friends are seduced by a powerful app, The grime artist turned chef takes inspiration from the social media queen's Swedish and Somali roots, Eight Brits fight for survival in this adrenalin-fuelled competition, hosted by Jordan North. "I am without words today as we mourn the loss of Jeff Shiffrin," Tiger Shaw, CEO of U.S. Jeff Shiffrin, with his wife, Eileen, made the Vail area their home decades ago, and together raised Mikaela and Taylor Shiffrin, who was a member of the two-time NCAA Champion University of Denver Ski Team. Apply at www.nationaltestingnetwork.com We, Schofield Excavation is Seeking Employees for Work in Eagle, Summit & Park Counties Benefits 100% Employer paid health insurance for, The Town of Dillon is hiring! He was 65. He taught and guided, shared and loved and when the lights got bright, he stepped aside, Layden wrote. The dad turned out to be Chance the Rapper. U.S. cross-country skiers previously won 13 Olympic or world championships medals dating to 1976, but Tuesday marked the first gold medal in an individual event. Gold 2017Worlds They have chosen to leave that detail a mystery. In her first race at the Beijing Olympics, defending her 2018 gold medal in the giant slalom, Shiffrinmissed a gate and was disqualified. Diggins, already the U.S. cross-country skiing record holder for Olympic medals (one of every color), world championships medals (now six) and individual World Cup wins (14), added another feather to her cap. Thats why when we win, we win as a team.. Open: 4, New (24 hr): 1" | Base: 28" Normally during the ski season I dont do a lot of media or shoots or anything like that, because Im so focused on skiing. The World Cup racing season that year ran from October 19, 2019 to March 22, 2020. Taylor told Eileen that his father had fallen and she and Mikaela needed to come home immediately. Ski & Snowboard. Jeff Shiffrin died And when you do achieve that, and the process is fulfilled, that feeling of gratification and elation is unparalleled.. My family is heartbroken beyond comprehension about the unexpected passing of my kindhearted, loving, caring, patient, wonderful father. F/T YR + excellent benefit package! Jeff Shiffrin was an anesthesiologist with Vail Health and Anesthesia Partners of Colorado, treating and helping many injured skiers and riders. Our and the entire ski worlds thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this incredibly difficult time, Shaw said. Another Swede,Ebba Andersson, took bronze in an event where skiers went out at 30-second intervals, making it an individual test against the clock. In a string of tweets posted to Twitter, Mikaela Shiffrin wrote: My family is heartbroken beyond comprehension about the unexpected passing of my kindhearted, loving, caring, patient, wonderful father. This is something I will carry with me forever. Competitive salary, medical,, Customer Care Associate - Salary is commensurate with experience starting at $22 per hour. "I feel lucky I've competed in some Olympics and I've won Olympic medals, I feel lucky to have had that opportunity. At 13 he joined the race team at what was then called Great Gorge Ski Resort (now Mountain Creek) in northwestern New Jersey, and on his first day of training he was greeted by an Austrian coach whose only instruction before pushing off the top of the hill was, Follow me, the article states. How to get into curling - an intricate, tactical back-and-forth game on a sheet of ice, accessible to all ages. Jeff Shiffrin died of a head injury suffered in an accident in Colorado, the Eagle County coroner confirmed to The Aspen Times. She owns 16 individual gold medals and 19 individual medals overall among the biennial world championships (the last in 2017), the annual X Games, which stopped holding snowboard cross competitions after 2016, and the Olympics. Snowboarding terms explained, Hoda and Jenna compete for gold in winter obstacle course around TODAY plaza. Thank you, from the depths of my heart, for respecting my family's privacy as we grieve during this unimaginable and devastating time.Courtesy of Mikaelas Team , A post shared by Mikaela Shiffrin (@mikaelashiffrin) on Feb 3, 2020 at 7:15am PST. He was an avid photographer, often having traveled to Mikaelas World Cup races photographing Mikaela and other U.S. They returned home on Sunday to be by Jeff's side along with her brother, Taylor, according to U.S. In Wednesdays mens snowboard cross at worlds, Austrian Jakob Dusek prevailed over German Martin Nrland Italian Omar Visintin. "I feel generally frustrated that any athlete, myself included, is ever put in a position to choose morality or human rights or even consider that over something they've worked for their entire career and their entire life," said Shiffrin. Open: 13, New (24 hr): N/A" | Base: 18" We just had all of our guidance, wisdom and knowledge of absolutely everything taken from us, Taylor said. He has been a regular contributor for TODAY.com since 2011, producing news stories and features across the trending, pop culture, sports, parents, pets, health, style, food and TMRW verticals. . "I was so often on the top step that it felt that anything less was an absolute devastating under-performance. Olympic champion and Eagle County local Mikaela Shiffrin broke the news Monday morning that her father, Jeff Shiffrin, has died. She's been described as a once-in-a-generation skier, a I put my head on his chest, and I could still feel his heart beating. From the start of her career,Shiffrin's father, Jeff Shiffrin, played the role of photographer. Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh headline Pro Series swimming stop; broadcast Kerri Walsh Jennings, with new partner, sets first beach volleyball event Its wonderful to have a monkey off your back, even for an athlete as decorated as Jessie, U.S. coach. Lindsey Jacobellisbecame the oldest world championships medalist in snowboard cross, one year after becoming the oldest individual Olympic medalist and gold medalist in all of snowboarding. He was raised in Dover, New Jersey, where he learned to ski as a youth. "I think the Olympics in Beijing next year, I think I could go into that with a different attitude. Shiffrin, an anesthesiologist with Vail Health and Anesthesia Partners of Colorado, captured his daughter on film in a way only a proud father can. Jeff had been an ever-present at the foot of mountains, a camera hanging from his neck, snapping away alongside the professional photographers as his daughter amassed her collection of Olympic, World Championship and World Cup titles. Jeff Shiffrin, 65, the father of superstar Olympic ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin died after an accident at their Edwards home on Sunday, according to media reports. Faith is an important part of my life. I knew I was in good shape, especially because of [the pursuit], Diggins said Tuesday. Scott Stump is a staff reporter and the writer of the daily newsletter This is TODAY. More from TODAY: Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Jeff Shiffrin had suffered a severe head injury in an accident at the family's Colorado home. All rights reserved, questioned whether she would ever ski again, Olympic Flame Extinguished in Beijing, Italy Waves in Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Medal Count 2022: See Who Won The Most Overall and Gold Medals, What's a triple cork? Not every athlete has had that opportunity and it could be their one shot. The cause of Jeff Shiffrins death was an accidental head injury, says The Aspen Times: The Eagle County coroner has confirmed that Shiffrin, 65, died of a head The valley has lost another great person! Shiffrin is trying not to listen to the noise surrounding Beijing, amid calls for governments to boycott the Games because of reported human rights abuses against the Uighur people in China. Such an unimaginable tragedy, he and his family seem like the quintessential salt of the Earth family . Wonder what the "accident" was. Ski Team athletes. Ski Team as a press liaison, described Jeff Shiffrin as a wonderful person. If you never raced again, you would still be one the best of all time and you will always be a roll model for young women, in anything they do, not just ski racing. "I let Eileen and Mikaela do their routine,'' he told The Denver Post in 2013. A 2014Sports Illustrated profile of Mikaelasaid during his childhood, Jeff spent weekends skiing with his family at Stratton or Sugarbush in southern Vermont. Next, she bids for more history, looking to help the U.S. to its first medal in a relay on Thursday. Open: 6, New (24 hr): N/A" | Base: 35" The Eagle County coroner has confirmed that Shiffrin, 65, died of a head injury, and the cause of death is an accident. I hope that GOD and all the prayers will help, in some way, making this tragic event a little less unimaginable. Fridays memorial was private. Our mountains, our ocean, our sunrise, our heart, our soul, our everything. He was 65. Latest news and results from the official site. Its kind of hard to feel that anywhere else.". If you are like me, this probably means you want to avoid Downhill and SuperG for the rest of this year. Mikaela Shiffrin was struggling to get going when the rest of the world stopped. Check out why, Collett Enterprises, Inc in Gypsum is hiring a FT Administrative Support position in a busy Petroleum Distributorship. Thank you, from the depths of my heart, for respecting my family's privacy as we grieve during this unimaginable and devastating time.Courtesy of Mikaelas Team ?? "It almost gave us a chance to catch our breath, but just in the worst possible way," said the Alpine skier. (AP) - Two-time Olympic champion skier Mikaela Ski Greek orange and Vernon RValley as a young person and Hunter Mountain to this day. Jeff was an anesthesiologist with Vail Health and Anesthesia Partners of Colorado, treating and helping many injured skiers and riders. As far as skiing, the only thing we pushed on the kids is that you better love it, so that youre happy doing it, and learning is a lifelong endeavor, Jeff said before his daughters first Olympics in 2014, according to NBC Olympic Research. Diggins held a similar lead at each split through 7.7 kilometers, keeping it suspenseful. That hardly suggests an urgent need to clear snow off a roof. $35+/hr. I can hardly even put down the weight, I'm bawling my eyes out. "I know the best of it, and also in some ways the worst of it. At 13 he joined the race team at what was then called Great Gorge Ski Resort (now Mountain Creek) in northwestern New Jersey, and on his first day of training he was greeted by an Austrian coach whose only instruction before pushing off the top of the hill was, Follow me, the article states. During Mikaelas rise to the top of the sport, Jeff often shared his photos of Mikaela with the Vail Daily and other media outlets covering her success. U.S. Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin marked the two-year anniversary of her fathers death on Wednesday with a mangled *** Skipped 2006 X Games No one knows? (Side note: If you remember Sports Illustrated as a weekly, it switched to monthly editions that same year. "Our mountains, our ocean, our sunrise, our heart, our soul, our everything. Ron Dicker. She seriously considered walking away from ski racing forever. Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in partnership with the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Police Officer And several part time seasonal positions:. But in the final six minutes, she put the hammer down, leaving no doubt as she skied to the finish and collapsed onto the snow, gasping for breath right next to Karlsson. Diggins kept racing, skiing the fastest time in a pursuit and then capping the Tour with a fifth-place result in the grueling final stage, a 10km climb up Alpe Cermis in Italy. It hasnt been reported, and the family has not spoken of it publicly. Ourand the entire ski worldsthoughts and prayers go out to his family during this incredibly difficult time.. Contact Tim at TimV@vabhoa.com, This position requires a mature, positive, punctual, self-motivated person who is detail oriented, organized, good at problem solving, has good, View a list of job openings with Summit County government at summitcountyco.gov/jobs. Our daughter, Enid, and your dad, were in high school togethertho I think your dad was a year ahead of her. Our mountains, our ocean, our sunrise, our heart, our soul, our everything. It feels different now. The U.S. Open: 4, New (24 hr): N/A" | Base: N/A" Her return date to the World Cup is unknown. And while he was often on the sidelines during her races, he was not known as a parent who coaches had to worry about getting in the way. Mikaelas team posted this tweet about the passing of her father: My family is heartbroken beyond comprehension about the unexpected passing of my kindhearted, loving, caring, patient, wonderful father. Not for the "stupid price" of $150 an acre foot. 0:43. we extent our sincere condolence. Mikaela Shiffrin was struggling to get going when the rest of the world stopped. October 9, 2020 at 7:40 p.m. EDT Mikaela Shiffrin has found it difficult to train after the death of her father over the summer. Shiffrinquestioned whether she would ever ski againafter the death of her father at 65 in an accident in Colorado in 2019. If it is yours as well, God will CRMS offers, Join our team in Woody Creek! So sad for the loss to the Shiffrin family and our entire skiing community, Kelly wrote. Jeff Shiffrin with his wife Eileen made Vail, Colo., their home decades ago, and together raised two remarkable alpine ski racers and humans. "People say when somebody you love passes away, your world stops and the rest of the world moves on after a couple of days, and all you think is how can everybody be going, and living, and be fine, like they forgot already," she told Sportsworld on the BBC World Service. She lost her father in 2020 How devastating it is to lose her father being a girl. I couldnt stop crying after the race, said Diggins, who over 6.25 miles climbed 1,263 feet, roughly the height of the Empire State Building. If she were to come visit me at work, I wouldnt change my routine just because she was there.. After spending several consecutive years supporting and encouraging Mikaela's life and career in professional skiing, her father sadly passed away in 2020 at Ninth 2021 Worlds Reports and interviews have noted that Mikaela couldnt even get out of bed at times, and that her fathers passing made her contemplate quitting skiing. Jacqueline Tempera. Kickin It with Kiz: Should Nuggets trade for Kyrie Irving? She probably couldnt tell you all the stats about herself. WebFather of Mikaela Shiffrin, Jeffrey, passes away unexpectedly. They were just going crazy, and it was just such a good feeling. "She was so devastated. This is something I will carry with me forever. Gold 2003 X Games He taught us so many valuable lessons pic.twitter.com/sqJB5SlOrn, Shiffrin sent out a tweet in the early morning hours Monday that read simply: Go tell everyone you love that you love them and how much you love them, do it right now. Dad smiled and said, Are you OK? ?Please visit: www.courts.state.co.us, Status: Part-Time, Non-Rostered, Hourly Exempt Purpose: Provides a wide variety of administrative support to the pastor, church staff, and church, Red, White & Blue Fire Rescue is seeking applicants for the positions of Firefighter & Firefighter/Paramedic. Mikaela, now the worlds best ski racer, was 8 or 9 at the time. News reader, you make our work possible the 2020 death of her Jeff. Up in a news release, U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin says her father, Jeff, has died Shiffrin. More history, looking to help the U.S. to its first medal a. Terms explained, Hoda and Jenna compete for gold in winter obstacle course around TODAY.. 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