On February 2, Mikaela Shiffrins, 25, father Jeff died at the age of 65 after suffering serious head injuries in a Colorado accident.
Now the ski super star has given an interview to the US broadcaster CNN, talking about the death of his beloved father. How much she still struggles with it.
“I was really grateful that I still got the chance to see him in his last moments. He no longer looked like himself, but I could still feel him, ”says Shiffrin in tears.
Especially before falling asleep, they haunt the sad memories: “Before I go to bed, my mind starts to work, I lose focus,” the five-time world champion told CNN Sport. “It starts with me getting all the memories of him, the most recent memories. It is the hardest or the saddest. “
Shiffrin wants to return to the ski slopes because her father loved skiing. “I think you can say that my motivation increases again. I’m waiting for Sölden with the first race next season to say: let’s go, this is where I want to be. Here is where my father wanted to see me. I look forward to it.”
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