Mikaela Shiffrin makes benevolent gesture for young fan after heartbreaking crash at the World Cup in Killington

Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest skier of all time, recently made a sweet gesture to a young fan. The skier found out that the 11-year-old girl’s signed postcard was torn when a boy tried to snatch it from her and offered to replace it by sending a new one to the fan's home.

Shiffrin grew up on the slopes of Colorado and showed promise as a skier from a young age. She made her World Cup debut in 2011 and claimed her first podium finish in a World Cup race a year later. In 2023, aged just 17, the American stormed to her first World Cup gold medal, making her the second-youngest American to win an Alpine World Cup event.

Since then, Shiffrin has claimed a staggering 99 World Cup wins and 154 podium finishes. She has also five overall World Cup titles and 12 discipline titles, cementing herself as one of the most dominant skiers in the history of the sport.

Recently, Mikaela Shiffrin had the sweetest reaction when she heard about a young fan's damaged postcard. An Instagram account shared a photo of a torn, signed postcard on their story, with the caption reading, ‘When your 11-year-old daughter gets a signed postcard but a boy tries to snag it from you.’ Reposting this story, Shiffrin wrote,

“DM me your address. I'll send her another one.”

Via Mikaela Shiffrin's Instagram

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Mikaela Shiffrin suffers crash in Killington

Shiffrin in action in Killington (Image Source: Getty)

Mikaela Shiffrin is currently competing in her 15th World Cup season and is gunning to become the first skier in history to claim 100 World Cup wins. The American had a slow start to her season, finishing outside of the podium in her first race. However, she quickly recovered, winning the Soelden and Gurgl races to take her tally of wins to 99.

Most recently, the skier was in action at Killington. While many expected Shiffrin to win the race and claim her 100th World Cup podium, she suffered a devastating crash on Saturday (November 30) and was taken off the course in a sled. In a statement, the US Ski Team revealed that the American had suffered a ‘puncture wound into the right side of her abdomen and severe muscle trauma.’.

As Mikaela Shiffrin recovers from her crash, a date for her return to the slopes hasn't been finalized yet. With the Tremblant World Cup stop canceled, the next women's World Cup race is scheduled for December 14 and 15 in Beaver Creek, and it remains to be seen if Shiffrin can recover in time for that.